Reflections on the Democracy Ranking




The work of the Democracy Ranking is being reflected in academic discourse and in coverage by international media.

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Source: Rank Country Score Political System Economy Environment Gender Equality Health Knowledge Gender Comprehensive 1   Norway 87.1 99.2 84.7 59.9 84.7 84.3 61.4 92.1 2    Switzerland 86.7 92.2 80.5 82.6 81.2 88.2 73.5 85.6 3   Sweden 86.2 97.4 67.4 71.4 85.3 84.8 66.2 91.0 4   Finland 86.0 99.7 63.7 60.6 84.7 82.1 70.2 92.4 5   Denmark 85.1 94.3 69.5 78.1 82.8 81.4 67.6 87.3 6   Netherlands 83.3 93.6 69.7 59.3 81.9 84.9 68.7 86.5 7   New Zealand 81.4 92.2 63.3 66.3 82.8 81.3 59.1 86.8 8   Germany 81.3 90.2 71.1 60.5 78.0 85.3 67.2 83.9 9   Ireland 80.9 91.5 63.2 71.9 75.8 79.4 61.5 84.2 10   Australia 80.5 87.6 69.8 59.9 83.6 83.6 70.0 84.8 11   Belgium 80.3 90.5 61.5 55.5 81.3 84.0 68.0 85.1 12   Canada 79.9 89.7 68.3 56.3 82.0 82.0 62.0 84.9 13   Austria 79.9 85.5 69.1 66.4 80.2 86.6 69.1 82.0 14   Unite...
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