DEMOCRACY
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practices robust?
practices robust?
Democracy scores are weighted composites, with each of the four criteria contributing one-fourth of the total value.
Democracy scores
Democracy scoresDemocracy
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1
9.4
1
AUS
1
FIN
1
FIN
1
SWE
1
9.4
1
DNK
2
NOR
1
NZL
2
DNK
1
9.4
1
DEU
2
CHE
3
ISL
3
NZL
4
9.2
1
NOR
4
SWE
3
NOR
4
NOR
5
9.0
5
CAN
5
DNK
3
SWE
5
CHE
6
8.8
5
NZL
5
IRL
6
CAN
6
FIN
7
8.7
7
FIN
7
NLD
6
IRL
7
AUS
8
8.6
7
SWE
7
USA
6
NLD
8
ISL
8
8.6
9
FRA
9
DEU
9
DEU
8
NLD
10
8.5
9
ISL
9
NZL
9
USA
10
AUT
10
8.5
11
BEL
11
LUX
11
CHE
10
CAN
10
8.5
11
CZE
12
AUS
12
AUS
10
DEU
13
8.4
11
IRL
12
BEL
12
BEL
10
LUX
14
8.0
11
POL
12
CZE
12
DNK
10
USA
15
7.9
11
USA
12
POL
12
PRT
15
IRL
16
7.7
16
PRT
16
CAN
12
ESP
15
GBR
17
7.5
17
JPN
16
CHL
17
CZE
17
BEL
18
7.4
18
AUT
16
PRT
17
FRA
17
CHL
18
7.4
18
ITA
16
GBR
17
LUX
19
FRA
20
7.3
18
LUX
20
ISL
17
POL
20
ESP
20
7.3
18
MEX
20
JPN
17
GBR
21
PRT
22
7.2
18
NLD
22
ESP
22
AUT
22
JPN
23
7.0
18
SVK
23
HUN
22
ITA
23
CZE
24
6.9
18
CHE
23
MEX
24
CHL
24
HUN
25
6.4
25
ESP
25
AUT
24
GRC
25
KOR
26
6.3
25
GBR
25
FRA
24
HUN
26
POL
27
6.0
27
KOR
25
GRC
27
JPN
27
ITA
28
5.8
28
GRC
25
TUR
28
SVK
28
GRC
29
5.5
28
HUN
29
ITA
29
KOR
28
SVK
29
5.5
30
CHL
30
SVK
30
MEX
30
TUR
31
4.9
30
TUR
31
KOR
31
TUR
31
MEX
Key findings