Best Functioning Democracies In The World, 2018
Surprisingly, the United States is no longer a “full democracy,” according to the 2018 edition of The EIU’s Democracy Index, which provides a snapshot of the state of democracy in 165 independent states 2 two territories.
Norway tops the list as the best functioning democracy in the world for 2018, followed by Iceland, Sweden, New Zealand, Denmark, Canada, Ireland, Finland, Australia, and Switzerland, while DR Congo, Syria, and North Korea brought up the rear.
Only 20 of the 165 countries ranked – neighboring Canada being one of them – were considered full democracies in 2018.
Most in the top 20 best functioning democracies are tiny and homogeneous states where building political consensus comes easier than elsewhere. Australia and New Zealand are the only “full democracies” in the entire Indo-Pacific region.
The index is based on five categories: electoral process and pluralism; functioning of government; political participation; political culture; and civil liberties.
Best Functioning Democracies In The World, 2018:
| Rank | Country | Score | Democracies |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 9.87 | Full Democracies |
| 2 | Iceland | 9.58 | Full Democracies |
| 3 | Sweden | 9.39 | Full Democracies |
| 4 | New Zealand | 9.26 | Full Democracies |
| 5 | Denmark | 9.22 | Full Democracies |
| 6 | Canada | 9.15 | Full Democracies |
| 6 | Ireland | 9.15 | Full Democracies |
| 8 | Finland | 9.14 | Full Democracies |
| 9 | Australia | 9.09 | Full Democracies |
| 10 | Switzerland | 9.03 | Full Democracies |
| 11 | Netherlands | 8.89 | Full Democracies |
| 12 | Luxembourg | 8.81 | Full Democracies |
| 13 | Germany | 8.68 | Full Democracies |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 8.53 | Full Democracies |
| 15 | Uruguay | 8.38 | Full Democracies |
| 16 | Austria | 8.29 | Full Democracies |
| 17 | Mauritius | 8.22 | Full Democracies |
| 18 | Malta | 8.21 | Full Democracies |
| 19 | Spain | 8.08 | Full Democracies |
| 20 | Costa Rica | 8.07 | Full Democracies |
| 21 | South Korea | 8 | Flawed Democracies |
| 22 | Japan | 7.99 | Flawed Democracies |
| 23 | Chile | 7.97 | Flawed Democracies |
| 23 | Estonia | 7.97 | Flawed Democracies |
| 25 | United States of America | 7.96 | Flawed Democracies |
| 26 | Cabo Verde | 7.88 | Flawed Democracies |
| 27 | Portugal | 7.84 | Flawed Democracies |
| 28 | Botswana | 7.81 | Flawed Democracies |
| 29 | France | 7.8 | Flawed Democracies |
| 30 | Israel | 7.79 | Flawed Democracies |
| 31 | Belgium | 7.78 | Flawed Democracies |
| 32 | Taiwan | 7.73 | Flawed Democracies |
| 33 | Italy | 7.71 | Flawed Democracies |
| 34 | Czech Republic | 7.69 | Flawed Democracies |
| 35 | Cyprus | 7.59 | Flawed Democracies |
| 36 | Slovenia | 7.5 | Flawed Democracies |
| 36 | Lithuania | 7.5 | Flawed Democracies |
| 38 | Latvia | 7.38 | Flawed Democracies |
| 39 | Greece | 7.29 | Flawed Democracies |
| 40 | South Africa | 7.24 | Flawed Democracies |
| 41 | India | 7.23 | Flawed Democracies |
| 42 | Timor-Leste | 7.19 | Flawed Democracies |
| 43 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.16 | Flawed Democracies |
| 44 | Slovakia | 7.1 | Flawed Democracies |
| 45 | Panama | 7.05 | Flawed Democracies |
| 46 | Bulgaria | 7.03 | Flawed Democracies |
| 47 | Argentina | 7.02 | Flawed Democracies |
| 47 | Jamaica | 7.02 | Flawed Democracies |
| 49 | Suriname | 6.98 | Flawed Democracies |
| 50 | Brazil | 6.97 | Flawed Democracies |
| 51 | Colombia | 6.96 | Flawed Democracies |
| 52 | Malaysia | 6.88 | Flawed Democracies |
| 53 | Philippines | 6.71 | Flawed Democracies |
| 54 | Poland | 6.67 | Flawed Democracies |
| 54 | Guyana | 6.67 | Flawed Democracies |
| 56 | Lesotho | 6.64 | Flawed Democracies |
| 57 | Ghana | 6.63 | Flawed Democracies |
| 57 | Hungary | 6.63 | Flawed Democracies |
| 59 | Peru | 6.6 | Flawed Democracies |
| 60 | Croatia | 6.57 | Flawed Democracies |
| 61 | Dominican Republic | 6.54 | Flawed Democracies |
| 62 | Mongolia | 6.5 | Flawed Democracies |
| 63 | Serbia | 6.41 | Flawed Democracies |
| 63 | Tunisia | 6.41 | Flawed Democracies |
| 65 | Indonesia | 6.39 | Flawed Democracies |
| 66 | Singapore | 6.38 | Flawed Democracies |
| 66 | Romania | 6.38 | Flawed Democracies |
| 68 | Ecuador | 6.27 | Flawed Democracies |
| 69 | Namibia | 6.25 | Flawed Democracies |
| 70 | Paraguay | 6.24 | Flawed Democracies |
| 71 | Sri Lanka | 6.19 | Flawed Democracies |
| 71 | Mexico | 6.19 | Flawed Democracies |
| 73 | Hong Kong | 6.15 | Flawed Democracies |
| 73 | Senegal | 6.15 | Flawed Democracies |
| 75 | Papua New Guinea | 6.03 | Flawed Democracies |
| 76 | Albania | 5.98 | Hybrid regime |
| 77 | El Salvador | 5.96 | Hybrid regime |
| 78 | Macedonia | 5.87 | Hybrid regime |
| 79 | Moldova | 5.85 | Hybrid regime |
| 79 | Fiji | 5.85 | Hybrid regime |
| 81 | Montenegro | 5.74 | Hybrid regime |
| 81 | Benin | 5.74 | Hybrid regime |
| 83 | Bolivia | 5.7 | Hybrid regime |
| 84 | Ukraine | 5.69 | Hybrid regime |
| 85 | Honduras | 5.63 | Hybrid regime |
| 86 | Zambia | 5.61 | Hybrid regime |
| 87 | Guatemala | 5.6 | Hybrid regime |
| 88 | Bangladesh | 5.57 | Hybrid regime |
| 89 | Georgia | 5.5 | Hybrid regime |
| 90 | Malawi | 5.49 | Hybrid regime |
| 91 | Tanzania | 5.41 | Hybrid regime |
| 91 | Mali | 5.41 | Hybrid regime |
| 93 | Liberia | 5.35 | Hybrid regime |
| 94 | Bhutan | 5.3 | Hybrid regime |
| 95 | Madagascar | 5.22 | Hybrid regime |
| 96 | Uganda | 5.2 | Hybrid regime |
| 97 | Nepal | 5.18 | Hybrid regime |
| 98 | Kenya | 5.11 | Hybrid regime |
| 98 | Kyrgyz Republic | 5.11 | Hybrid regime |
| 100 | Morocco | 4.99 | Hybrid regime |
| 101 | Bosnia and Hercegovina | 4.98 | Hybrid regime |
| 102 | Haiti | 4.91 | Hybrid regime |
| 103 | Armenia | 4.79 | Hybrid regime |
| 104 | Burkina Faso | 4.75 | Hybrid regime |
| 105 | Sierra Leone | 4.66 | Hybrid regime |
| 106 | Lebanon | 4.63 | Hybrid regime |
| 106 | Thailand | 4.63 | Hybrid regime |
| 108 | Nigeria | 4.44 | Hybrid regime |
| 109 | Palestine | 4.39 | Hybrid regime |
| 110 | Turkey | 4.37 | Hybrid regime |
| 111 | Gambia | 4.31 | Hybrid regime |
| 112 | Pakistan | 4.17 | Hybrid regime |
| 113 | Cote Ivoire | 4.15 | Hybrid regime |
| 114 | Iraq | 4.06 | Hybrid regime |
| 115 | Jordan | 3.93 | Authoritarian |
| 116 | Mozambique | 3.85 | Authoritarian |
| 116 | Kuwait | 3.85 | Authoritarian |
| 118 | Myanmar | 3.83 | Authoritarian |
| 119 | Mauritania | 3.82 | Authoritarian |
| 120 | Niger | 3.76 | Authoritarian |
| 121 | Comoros | 3.71 | Authoritarian |
| 122 | Nicaragua | 3.63 | Authoritarian |
| 123 | Angola | 3.62 | Authoritarian |
| 124 | Gabon | 3.61 | Authoritarian |
| 125 | Cambodia | 3.59 | Authoritarian |
| 126 | Algeria | 3.5 | Authoritarian |
| 127 | Egypt | 3.36 | Authoritarian |
| 128 | Ethiopia | 3.35 | Authoritarian |
| 128 | Rwanda | 3.35 | Authoritarian |
| 130 | China | 3.32 | Authoritarian |
| 131 | Congo (Brazzaville) | 3.31 | Authoritarian |
| 132 | Cameroon | 3.28 | Authoritarian |
| 133 | Qatar | 3.19 | Authoritarian |
| 134 | Zimbabwe | 3.16 | Authoritarian |
| 134 | Venezuela | 3.16 | Authoritarian |
| 136 | Guinea | 3.14 | Authoritarian |
| 137 | Belarus | 3.13 | Authoritarian |
| 138 | Togo | 3.1 | Authoritarian |
| 139 | Vietnam | 3.08 | Authoritarian |
| 140 | Oman | 3.04 | Authoritarian |
| 141 | Swaziland | 3.03 | Authoritarian |
| 142 | Cuba | 3 | Authoritarian |
| 143 | Afghanistan | 2.97 | Authoritarian |
| 144 | Kazakhstan | 2.94 | Authoritarian |
| 144 | Russia | 2.94 | Authoritarian |
| 146 | Djibouti | 2.87 | Authoritarian |
| 147 | United Arab Emirates | 2.76 | Authoritarian |
| 148 | Bahrain | 2.71 | Authoritarian |
| 149 | Azerbaijan | 2.65 | Authoritarian |
| 150 | Iran | 2.45 | Authoritarian |
| 151 | Eritrea | 2.37 | Authoritarian |
| 151 | Laos | 2.37 | Authoritarian |
| 153 | Burundi | 2.33 | Authoritarian |
| 154 | Libya | 2.19 | Authoritarian |
| 155 | Sudan | 2.15 | Authoritarian |
| 156 | Uzbekistan | 2.01 | Authoritarian |
| 157 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.98 | Authoritarian |
| 158 | Yemen | 1.95 | Authoritarian |
| 159 | Saudi Arabia | 1.93 | Authoritarian |
| 159 | Tajikistan | 1.93 | Authoritarian |
| 161 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.92 | Authoritarian |
| 162 | Turkmenistan | 1.72 | Authoritarian |
| 163 | Chad | 1.61 | Authoritarian |
| 164 | Central African Republic | 1.52 | Authoritarian |
| 165 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.49 | Authoritarian |
| 166 | Syria | 1.43 | Authoritarian |
| 167 | North Korea | 1.08 | Authoritarian |
These Are The Top 20 Most democratic countries in the world, 2018
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