Objective:
The Democracy Index is an index compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the research and analysis division of The Economist Group, the sister company to The Economist newspaper. It intends to measure the state of democracy in 167 countries, of which 166 are sovereign states and 165 are UN member states. An Index of 1 is perfect democracy.
Objective: The Democracy Index is an index compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the research and analysis division of The Economist Group, the sister company to The Economist newspaper. It intends to measure the state of democracy in 167 countries, of which 166 are sovereign states and 165 are UN member states. An Index of 1 is perfect democracy.
Source: The Economist Intelligence Unit