Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After the most election-heavy year in recent history, democracy has hit a record low around the world, according to a new study.

The Economist ‘Democracy Index’ provides a quick overview of international progress toward democracy, as defined by a London editorial staff that appears to admire the values of Scandinavian Social ...

In its recently published 2021 Democracy Index, London-based newspaper the Economist finds that the state of democracy around the world fell to a record low. Similarly, the nongovernmental ...

EIU grades 167 countries out of ten according to the state of their democracy, and sorts them into four camps: full and flawed democracies, and hybrid and authoritarian regimes. By that measure, ...

We use three measures to better understand the status of democracy across the advanced economies included in our survey: 2021 Democracy Index scores from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), 2022 ...

The state of democracy around the world fell to a record low last year, according to a new report released Thursday that placed blame in large part on pandemic restrictions that have seen many nations ...

To read more of The Economist’s data journalism visit our Graphic Detail page. LATIN AMERICA is the most democratic region of the developing world. But it has long been heading in the wrong direction.

Joan Hoey, director of The Democracy Index at the Economist Intelligence Unit, discusses the latest findings of its report noting an increase of eight in the number of authoritarian regimes in the ...

The state of Indian democracy is a hotly debated subject. How robust is democracy in India today? Are elections free and fair? Do people feel able to express their views without fear? The answers form ...

The Democracy Perception Index (DPI) issued its 2024 report on May 8, revealing important and interesting shifts in global perceptions about democracy, geopolitics and international relations. The ...