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Definition
Extent to which citizens can choose their political leaders in free and fair elections, enjoy civil liberties, prefer democracy over other political systems, can and do participate in politics, and have a functioning government that acts on their behalf.
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All world
Europe
Asia
Africa
North America
South America
Oceania
Western Europe
Eastern Europe
Northern Europe
Southern Europe
Western Asia
East Asia
Central Asia
South Asia
Southeast Asia
West Africa
East Africa
Central Africa
North Africa
South Africa
North America (subregion)
South America (subregion)
Central America
Caribbean
Australia and New Zealand
Micronesia
Polynesia
Melanesia
United Nations (UN)
UN Security Council
The Group of Seven (G7)
Group of 20 (G20)
European Union (EU)
The Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Inter-State Association BRICS
Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)
North Atlantic Alliance (NATO)
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
League of Arab States (LAS)
African Union (AU)
Commonwealth of Nations
Benelux
Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)
Caribbean Community
Former USSR
MENA (Middle East & North Africa)
EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa)
APAC (Asia-Pacific)
LATAM
NA (North America)
Middle Eastern countries
The Persian Gulf countries
Arab countries
High income countries
Upper middle income countries
Lower middle income countries
Low income countries
Not Classified
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Fragile and conflict affected situations
Poorest countries
Federal States
Unitary states
Dependent territories
Parliamentary republics (power - prime minister)
Parliamentary republic (power - president)
Presidential republics (power - president)
Mixed republics (power - president and parliament)
Constitutional monarchies (power - prime minister)
Dualistic monarchies (power - monarch and parliament)
Absolute monarchies (power - monarch)
One-party systems
Countries of the Northern Hemisphere
Countries of the Southern Hemisphere
Countries on the equator
Countries of the Western Hemisphere
Countries of the Eastern Hemisphere
Non-UN members
Island countries
Landlocked countries
Small states
Countries with right-hand traffic
Countries with left-hand traffic
Average: 5.17 score
Countries: 167
Definition and methodology
Extent to which citizens can choose their political leaders in free and fair elections, enjoy civil liberties, prefer democracy over other political systems, can and do participate in politics, and have a functioning government that acts on their behalf.
