THE DEMOCRACY INDEX

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list of countries and capitals with their democracy scores

A democracy is a form of government where the citizens of the nation have the power to vote. Different types of democracies exist, a direct or pure democracy is when the citizens form a governing body and vote directly on issues. A constitutional democracy limits the powers of government through the nation’s constitution.

 

        The Democracy Index

Compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit. The index measures countries on five different scales; electoral process and pluralism, functioning of government, political participation, political culture, and civil liberties. Each country was given a score between 0 and 10 in each of the five categories, which was then averaged for an overall score

 

A number of nations are considered to be the most democratic in the world, they usually have a score of 9-10. While some are classified as “flawed democracies, as there are flaws in aspects like level of participation or an underdeveloped political culture.

 

Following is a list of democratic nations along with their scores and capitals;

 

COUNTRY

CAPITAL

DEMOCRACY SCORE

Norway

Oslo

9.87

Iceland

Reykjavik

9.58

Sweden

Stockholm

9.39

New Zealand

Wellington

9.26

Denmark

copenhagen

9.22

Ireland

Dublin

9.15

Canada

Ottawa

9.15

Finland

Helsinki

9.14

Australia

Canberra

9.09

Switzerland

Bern

9.03

Netherlands

The hague

8.89

Luxembourg

Luxembourg city

8.81

Germany

Berlin

8.68

       

United kingdom

London

8.53

Uruguay

Montevideo

8.38

Austria

Vienna

8.29

Mauritius

Port louis

8.22

Malta

Valletta

8.21

Spain

Madrid

8.08

Costa rica

San jose

8.07

South korea

Seoul

8

Japan

Tokyo

7.99

Estonia

Tallin

7.97

Chile

Santiago

7.97

United states

Washington dc

7.96

Cape verde

Praia

7.88

Portugal

Lisbon

7.84

botswana

Gaborone

7.81

France

Paris

7.8

Isreal

Jerusalem

7.79

Belgium

Brussels

7.78

Taiwan

Taipei

7.73

Italy

Rome

7.71

Czech republic

Prague

7.69

Cyprus

Nicosia

7.59

Slovenia

Ljubljana

7.5

Lithuania

Vilnius

7.5

Latvia

Riga

7.38

Greece

Athens

7.29

South Africa

Cape town

Pretoria

Bloemfontein

7.24

India

Delhi

7.23

Timor leste

Dilli

7.19

Trinidad and Tobago

Port of spain

7.16

Slovakia

Brataslava

7.1

Panama

Panama city

7.05

Bulgaria

Sofia

7.03

jamaica

kingston

7.02

 

 

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