Democracy Index

The Democracy Index is an index compiled by the UK based Economist Intelligence Unit, that measures the state of democracy in 167 countries, of which 166 are sovereign states and 165 are UN member states. The index is based on 60 indicators grouped in five different categories measuring pluralism, civil liberties, and political culture. In addition to a numeric score and a ranking, the index categorizes countries as one of four regime types full democracies, flawed democracies, hybrid regimes and authoritarian regimes.

The index was first produced for 2006, with updates for 2008, 2010 and the following years since then. The earlier versions are fully open access, the 2015 document requires registration.

Democracy Index 2015
Rank	Country	Score	Electoral process and pluralism	Functioning of government	Political participation	Political culture	Civil liberties	Category
1	Norway	9.93	10.00	9.64	10.00	10.00	10.00	Full democracy
2	Iceland	9.58	10.00	9.29	8.89	10.00	9.71	Full democracy
3	Sweden	9.45	9.58	9.64	8.33	10.00	9.71	Full democracy
4	New Zealand	9.26	10.00	9.29	8.89	8.13	10.00	Full democracy
5	Denmark	9.11	9.17	9.29	8.33	9.38	9.41	Full democracy
6	Switzerland	9.09	9.58	9.29	7.78	9.38	9.41	Full democracy
7	Canada	9.08	9.58	9.29	7.78	8.75	10.00	Full democracy
8	Finland	9.03	10.00	8.93	7.78	8.75	9.71	Full democracy
9	Australia	9.01	9.58	8.93	7.78	8.75	10.00	Full democracy
10	Netherlands	8.92	9.58	8.57	8.89	8.13	9.41	Full democracy
11	Luxembourg	8.88	10.00	9.29	6.67	8.75	9.71	Full democracy
12	Ireland	8.85	9.58	7.50	7.78	9.38	10.00	Full democracy
13	Germany	8.64	9.58	8.57	7.78	8.13	9.12	Full democracy
14	Austria	8.54	9.58	7.86	8.33	7.50	9.41	Full democracy
15	Malta	8.39	9.17	8.21	6.11	8.75	9.71	Full democracy
16	United Kingdom	8.31	9.58	7.14	6.67	8.75	9.41	Full democracy
17	Spain	8.30	9.58	7.14	7.22	8.13	9.41	Full democracy
18	Mauritius	8.28	9.17	8.21	5.56	8.75	9.71	Full democracy
19	Uruguay	8.17	10.00	8.93	4.44	7.50	10.00	Full democracy
20	United States	8.05	9.17	7.50	7.22	8.13	8.24	Full democracy
21	Italy	7.98	9.58	6.43	7.22	8.13	8.53	Flawed democracy
22	South Korea	7.97	8.75	7.86	7.22	7.50	8.53	Flawed democracy
23	Japan	7.96	9.17	8.21	6.11	7.50	8.82	Flawed democracy
23	Costa Rica	7.96	9.58	7.50	6.11	6.88	9.71	Flawed democracy
25	Czech Republic	7.94	9.58	7.14	6.67	6.88	9.41	Flawed democracy
26	Belgium	7.93	9.58	8.21	5.56	6.88	9.41	Flawed democracy
27	France	7.92	9.58	7.14	7.78	6.25	8.82	Flawed democracy
28	Botswana	7.87	9.17	7.14	6.11	7.50	9.41	Flawed democracy
29	Estonia	7.85	9.58	7.86	6.11	6.88	8.82	Flawed democracy
30	Chile	7.84	9.58	8.57	4.44	6.88	9.71	Flawed democracy
31	Taiwan	7.83	9.58	7.86	6.67	5.63	9.41	Flawed democracy
32	Cape Verde	7.81	9.17	7.86	6.67	6.25	9.12	Flawed democracy
33	Portugal	7.79	9.58	6.43	6.67	6.88	9.41	Flawed democracy
34	Israel	7.77	9.17	7.14	8.89	7.50	6.18	Flawed democracy
35	India	7.74	9.58	7.14	7.22	5.63	9.12	Flawed democracy
36	Slovenia	7.57	9.58	7.14	6.67	5.63	8.82	Flawed democracy
37	South Africa	7.56	8.33	8.21	8.33	5.00	7.94	Flawed democracy
38	Lithuania	7.54	9.58	6.07	6.11	6.25	9.71	Flawed democracy
39	Cyprus	7.53	9.17	6.43	6.67	6.25	9.12	Flawed democracy
40	Greece	7.45	9.58	5.36	6.67	6.25	9.41	Flawed democracy
41	Jamaica	7.39	9.17	6.79	5.00	6.88	9.12	Flawed democracy
42	Latvia	7.37	9.58	5.71	5.56	6.88	9.12	Flawed democracy
43	Slovakia	7.29	9.58	7.50	5.56	5.00	8.82	Flawed democracy
44	Timor-Leste	7.24	8.67	7.14	5.56	6.88	7.94	Flawed democracy
45	Panama	7.19	9.58	6.43	6.11	5.00	8.82	Flawed democracy
46	Bulgaria	7.14	9.17	6.07	7.22	5.00	8.24	Flawed democracy
47	Trinidad and Tobago	7.10	9.58	7.14	5.56	5.00	8.24	Flawed democracy
48	Poland	7.09	9.58	5.71	6.67	4.38	9.12	Flawed democracy
49	Indonesia	7.03	7.75	7.14	6.67	6.25	7.35	Flawed democracy
50	Argentina	7.02	9.17	5.00	6.11	6.88	7.94	Flawed democracy
51	Brazil	6.96	9.58	6.79	5.56	3.75	9.12	Flawed democracy
52	Croatia	6.93	9.17	6.07	5.56	5.63	8.24	Flawed democracy
53	Ghana	6.86	8.33	5.71	6.67	6.25	7.35	Flawed democracy
54	Philippines	6.84	8.33	5.71	6.67	4.38	9.12	Flawed democracy
54	Hungary	6.84	9.17	6.07	4.44	6.88	7.65	Flawed democracy
56	Suriname	6.77	9.17	6.43	5.00	5.00	8.24	Flawed democracy
57	Tunisia	6.72	7.00	6.07	7.78	6.88	5.88	Flawed democracy
58	Serbia	6.71	9.17	5.36	6.67	5.00	7.35	Flawed democracy
59	Romania	6.68	9.17	5.71	5.00	5.00	8.53	Flawed democracy
60	Dominican Republic	6.67	8.75	5.71	5.00	6.25	7.65	Flawed democracy
61	El Salvador	6.64	9.17	6.07	4.44	5.00	8.53	Flawed democracy
62	Mongolia	6.62	9.17	5.71	5.00	5.00	8.24	Flawed democracy
62	Colombia	6.62	9.17	7.14	3.89	4.38	8.53	Flawed democracy
64	Lesotho	6.59	8.25	5.36	6.67	5.63	7.06	Flawed democracy
65	Peru	6.58	9.17	5.00	6.11	4.38	8.24	Flawed democracy
66	Mexico	6.55	8.33	6.07	7.22	4.38	6.76	Flawed democracy
67	Hong Kong	6.50	4.33	5.71	5.56	7.50	9.41	Flawed democracy
68	Malaysia	6.43	6.92	7.86	5.56	6.25	5.59	Flawed democracy
69	Sri Lanka	6.42	7.83	6.79	5.00	6.88	5.59	Flawed democracy
70	Moldova	6.35	7.92	4.29	6.67	4.38	8.53	Flawed democracy
71	Paraguay	6.33	8.33	5.71	5.00	4.38	8.24	Flawed democracy
72	Namibia	6.31	5.67	5.36	6.67	5.63	8.24	Flawed democracy
73	Zambia	6.28	7.92	5.36	3.89	6.88	7.35	Flawed democracy
74	Singapore	6.14	4.33	7.50	5.56	6.25	7.06	Flawed democracy
75	Senegal	6.08	7.92	5.36	4.44	5.63	7.06	Flawed democracy
76	Guyana	6.05	7.92	5.36	5.56	4.38	7.06	Flawed democracy
77	Papua New Guinea	6.03	6.92	6.07	3.89	5.63	7.65	Flawed democracy
78	Macedonia	6.02	7.33	4.64	6.11	4.38	7.65	Flawed democracy
79	Montenegro	6.01	7.92	5.71	5.00	4.38	7.06	Flawed democracy
80	Guatemala	5.92	7.92	6.07	3.89	4.38	7.35	Hybrid regime
81	Albania	5.91	7.00	4.36	5.56	5.00	7.65	Hybrid regime
82	Georgia	5.88	8.67	4.29	5.56	5.00	5.88	Hybrid regime
83	Ecuador	5.87	8.25	4.64	5.00	4.38	7.06	Hybrid regime
84	Honduras	5.84	8.75	5.71	3.89	4.38	6.47	Hybrid regime
85	Bolivia	5.75	7.00	5.36	5.00	3.75	7.65	Hybrid regime
86	Bangladesh	5.73	7.42	5.07	5.00	4.38	6.76	Hybrid regime
87	Benin	5.72	6.92	5.71	4.44	5.63	5.88	Hybrid regime
88	Ukraine	5.70	5.83	3.93	6.67	5.00	7.06	Hybrid regime
88	Mali	5.70	7.42	3.93	4.44	6.25	6.47	Hybrid regime
90	Fiji	5.69	4.58	5.71	6.67	5.63	5.88	Hybrid regime
91	Tanzania	5.58	7.00	5.00	5.00	5.63	5.29	Hybrid regime
92	Malawi	5.55	6.58	4.29	4.44	6.25	6.18	Hybrid regime
93	Kyrgyzstan	5.33	7.83	3.29	5.56	5.00	5.00	Hybrid regime
93	Kenya	5.33	4.33	5.00	6.67	5.63	5.00	Hybrid regime
95	Nicaragua	5.26	6.17	3.29	4.44	5.63	6.76	Hybrid regime
96	Uganda	5.22	5.67	3.57	4.44	6.25	6.18	Hybrid regime
97	Turkey	5.12	6.67	5.36	5.00	5.63	2.94	Hybrid regime
98	Thailand	5.09	4.50	3.93	5.56	5.00	6.47	Hybrid regime
99	Venezuela	5.00	6.08	3.93	5.00	4.38	5.59	Hybrid regime
100	Liberia	4.95	7.83	0.79	5.56	5.00	5.59	Hybrid regime
101	Bhutan	4.93	8.33	5.36	2.78	4.38	3.82	Hybrid regime
102	Lebanon	4.86	4.42	2.14	7.78	4.38	5.59	Hybrid regime
103	Madagascar	4.85	5.50	2.86	5.56	5.63	4.71	Hybrid regime
104	Bosnia and Herzegovina	4.83	6.50	2.93	3.89	4.38	6.47	Hybrid regime
105	Nepal	4.77	3.92	4.29	4.44	5.63	5.59	Hybrid regime
106	Burkina Faso	4.70	4.42	4.29	4.44	5.63	4.71	Hybrid regime
107	Morocco	4.66	4.75	4.64	3.89	5.63	4.41	Hybrid regime
108	Nigeria	4.62	6.08	4.29	3.33	5.00	4.41	Hybrid regime
109	Mozambique	4.60	4.42	3.57	5.56	5.63	3.82	Hybrid regime
110	Palestine	4.57	4.75	2.14	7.78	4.38	3.82	Hybrid regime
111	Sierra Leone	4.55	6.58	1.86	2.78	6.25	5.29	Hybrid regime
112	Pakistan	4.40	6.00	5.71	2.78	2.50	5.00	Hybrid regime
113	Cambodia	4.27	3.17	5.71	3.33	5.00	4.12	Hybrid regime
114	Myanmar	4.14	3.17	3.57	4.44	6.88	2.65	Hybrid regime
115	Iraq	4.08	4.33	0.07	7.22	4.38	4.41	Hybrid regime
116	Armenia	4.00	4.33	2.86	4.44	2.50	5.88	Hybrid regime
117	Mauritania	3.96	3.00	4.29	5.00	3.13	4.41	Authoritarian
118	Algeria	3.95	3.00	2.21	3.89	6.25	4.41	Authoritarian
119	Haiti	3.94	4.75	2.21	2.22	3.75	6.76	Authoritarian
120	Jordan	3.86	3.58	3.93	3.89	4.38	3.53	Authoritarian
121	Kuwait	3.85	3.17	4.29	3.89	4.38	3.53	Authoritarian
121	Niger	3.85	6.25	1.14	2.78	4.38	4.71	Authoritarian
123	Ethiopia	3.83	0.00	3.57	6.11	5.63	3.82	Authoritarian
124	Gabon	3.76	3.00	2.21	4.44	5.00	4.12	Authoritarian
125	Comoros	3.71	4.33	2.21	4.44	3.75	3.82	Authoritarian
126	Cameroon	3.66	2.00	3.57	3.89	5.00	3.82	Authoritarian
127	Belarus	3.62	1.75	3.57	3.89	6.25	2.65	Authoritarian
128	Vietnam	3.53	0.00	3.93	3.89	6.88	2.94	Authoritarian
129	Cuba	3.52	1.75	4.64	3.89	4.38	2.94	Authoritarian
130	Togo	3.41	4.00	1.14	2.78	5.00	4.12	Authoritarian
131	Angola	3.35	0.92	3.21	5.00	4.38	3.24	Authoritarian
132	Ivory Coast	3.31	0.00	3.21	3.89	5.63	3.82	Authoritarian
132	Russia	3.31	2.67	2.86	5.00	2.50	3.53	Authoritarian
134	Egypt	3.18	3.00	2.86	3.33	3.75	2.94	Authoritarian
134	Qatar	3.18	0.00	3.93	2.22	5.63	4.12	Authoritarian
136	Guinea	3.14	3.50	0.43	4.44	4.38	2.94	Authoritarian
136	People’s Republic of China	3.14	0.00	4.64	3.33	6.25	1.47	Authoritarian
138	Swaziland	3.09	0.92	2.86	2.22	5.63	3.82	Authoritarian
139	Rwanda	3.07	0.83	5.00	2.22	4.38	2.94	Authoritarian
140	Kazakhstan	3.06	0.50	2.14	4.44	4.38	3.82	Authoritarian
141	Zimbabwe	3.05	0.50	2.00	3.89	5.63	3.24	Authoritarian
142	Oman	3.04	0.00	3.93	2.78	4.38	4.12	Authoritarian
143	Gambia	2.97	1.33	3.93	2.22	5.00	2.35	Authoritarian
144	Republic of the Congo	2.91	1.67	2.86	3.33	3.75	2.94	Authoritarian
145	Djibouti	2.90	0.42	2.50	3.33	5.63	2.65	Authoritarian
146	Bahrain	2.79	1.25	3.21	2.78	4.38	2.35	Authoritarian
147	Afghanistan	2.77	2.50	1.14	3.89	2.50	3.82	Authoritarian
148	United Arab Emirates	2.75	0.00	3.57	2.22	5.00	2.94	Authoritarian
149	Azerbaijan	2.71	0.50	2.14	3.33	3.75	3.82	Authoritarian
150	Burundi	2.49	0.50	0.43	3.89	5.00	2.65	Authoritarian
151	Sudan	2.37	0.00	1.79	3.89	5.00	1.18	Authoritarian
151	Eritrea	2.37	0.00	2.14	1.67	6.88	1.18	Authoritarian
153	Libya	2.25	1.00	0.00	1.67	5.63	2.94	Authoritarian
154	Yemen	2.24	0.50	0.36	4.44	5.00	0.88	Authoritarian
155	Laos	2.21	0.00	3.21	1.67	5.00	1.18	Authoritarian
156	Iran	2.16	0.00	2.86	3.33	3.13	1.47	Authoritarian
157	Democratic Republic of the Congo	2.11	0.92	0.71	2.78	4.38	1.76	Authoritarian
158	Uzbekistan	1.95	0.08	1.86	2.22	5.00	0.59	Authoritarian
158	Tajikistan	1.95	0.58	0.07	1.67	6.25	1.18	Authoritarian
160	Guinea-Bissau	1.93	1.67	0.00	2.78	3.13	2.06	Authoritarian
160	Saudi Arabia	1.93	0.00	2.86	2.22	3.13	1.47	Authoritarian
162	Turkmenistan	1.83	0.00	0.79	2.78	5.00	0.59	Authoritarian
163	Equatorial Guinea	1.77	0.00	0.79	2.22	4.38	1.47	Authoritarian
164	Central African Republic	1.57	1.33	0.00	1.67	2.50	2.35	Authoritarian
165	Chad	1.50	0.00	0.00	1.11	3.75	2.65	Authoritarian
166	Syria	1.43	0.00	0.00	2.78	4.38	0.00	Authoritarian
167	North Korea	1.08	0.00	2.50	1.67	1.25	0.00	Authoritarian