Democracy Index by region 2022

According to the 2022 Democracy Index, the most democratic regions in the world were Europe and Oceania with scores just below 7.5. Countries are given a score from 0 to 10 with scores closer to 10 meaning the country is more democratic. The democratic index of North America* decreased from 2016, which is partly explained by a democratic decline in the United States. After increasing until 2015, the world's combined democracy index has decreased since, dropping to 5.29 in 2022.

Level of democracy around the world according to the Democracy Index from 2010 to 2022, by region

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Release date

February 2023

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2010 to 2022

Supplementary notes

The Democracy Index is an index created by the Economist Intelligence Unit that seeks to rank the quality of select democracies around the world. Countries are given a score of 0 to 10 for the following categories; electoral process and pluralism, functioning of government, political participation, political culture, and civil liberties. 10 is the the highest possible score where countries with scores closer to 10 are considered more democratic.

*Includes Central America and the Caribbean.

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