Democracy around the Globe
Dark green 9-10 Green 8-9 Light green 7-8 Yellowish green 6-7 Yellow 5-6 Orange 4-5 Orangish red 3-4 Red 2-3 Burgundy 0-2 Gray Not enough data 8-10 Full Democracies 6-8 Flawed Democracies 4-6 Hybrid Regimes 0-4 Authoritarian Regimes
Democracy Criteria? Democratic countries: The citizens have a high degree of political and civil freedom. Partly democratic countries: The citizens have a lower degree of political rights and civil freedom, often due to insufficient legislation and corruption. Non-democratic countries: The citizens have no civil freedom and the political processes are strictly controlled. (The more democratic a country is governed, the more political participation and civil freedom are available for the citizens of the country.)
Democracy Criteria part II 1. Free and Fair Elections 2. Civil Rights 3. Economic Freedom 4. Multi-Party System 5. Separation of Power w/ Legislative Branch
Democracy Criteria part III electoral process and pluralism civil liberties the functioning of government political participation and political culture
Mostly Democratic Regions N. and S. America Europe India Australia Indonesia/ SE Asia A few countries in Africa
Semi-Dictatorships Russia Kazakhstan Many African countries
Dictatorships Arabian Peninsula China Vietnam A few African countries
Oppressive Regimes (very bad dictatorships) North Korea Myanmar Iran Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Zimbabwe Syria Belarus