US EditionEIU's 2024 Democracy Index: trend of global democratic decline and strengthening authoritarianism continues through 2024
- The EIU's 2024 Democracy Index shows a decline in the global score from 5.23 in 2023 to 5.17, marking an all-time low since 2006.
- In 2024, 39.2% of the world's population lives under authoritarian rule, with 60 countries classified as authoritarian regimes, increasing by one from 2023.
- France was downgraded from a 'full democracy' to a 'flawed democracy' due to a drop in its governance score, joining the United States in the same classification.
- Western Europe is the only region to improve its score, with the UK moving from 18th to 17th in the rankings.
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'Freedom Meter': World slips again, some improvement in Asia
The global trend of declining freedom continues for the 19th consecutive year. The decline was again driven by armed conflict and political violence. However, the non-profit organization Freedom House recorded improvements in the freedom index in 34 countries. While some Asian countries saw improvements in the report, Finland is the only country with a perfect freedom index in the world.
Iraq ranks poorly on 2024 Democracy Index
Shafaq News/ The 2024 Democracy Index showed Iraq and several Arab countries within the approach of authoritarian regimes in the world, indicating that more than a third of the world's population, or about 39%, live under authoritarian rule. The report, issued by the Economist Intelligence Unit for Research and Analysis, affiliated with the Economist Group, classified 60 countries as "authoritarian regimes", an increase of one country compared t…
Pakistan's democracy ranking drops, listed among worst performers in 2024
Pakistan’s democracy ranking fell six spots in 2024, placing it among the "top 10 worst performers" in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) Democracy Index. Pakistan ranked 124th globally, scoring 2.84, and was classified as an authoritarian regime. The index, which evaluates democracy trends across 165 countries and two territories, categorizes nations based on electoral processes, government functioning, political participation, political c…
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