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