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Democracy Gain/Loss |
Democracy Gain/Loss |
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| Rank of Democracy Improvement |
Rank Change |
Score |
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| 2006-2010 |
2006-2010 |
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| 1 |
Bangladesh |
+11 |
6.3 |
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| 2 |
Serbia |
+9 |
4.7 |
|
| 3 |
Pakistan |
+5 |
4.4 |
|
| 4 |
Togo |
+2 |
4.4 |
|
| 5 |
Paraguay |
+11 |
3.5 |
|
| 6 |
Malawi |
+6 |
3.1 |
|
| 7 |
Macedonia, FYR |
+10 |
3.0 |
|
| 8 |
Poland |
+6 |
2.6 |
|
| 9 |
Thailand |
+10 |
2.6 |
|
| 10 |
Nepal |
+4 |
2.5 |
|
| 11 |
Liberia |
+3 |
2.4 |
|
| 12 |
Albania |
+3 |
2.3 |
|
| 13 |
Uruguay |
+7 |
2.3 |
|
| 14 |
Romania |
+1 |
2.1 |
|
| 15 |
Moldova |
+5 |
2.1 |
|
| 16 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
+2 |
2.1 |
|
| 17 |
Mongolia |
+2 |
2.0 |
|
| 18 |
Lesotho |
+6 |
2.0 |
|
| 19 |
Costa Rica |
+2 |
2.0 |
|
| 20 |
Indonesia |
+4 |
1.9 |
|
| 21 |
Panama |
+1 |
1.8 |
|
| 22 |
Cyprus |
+5 |
1.6 |
|
| 23 |
Mauritius |
+1 |
1.6 |
|
| 24 |
Uganda |
+2 |
1.5 |
|
| 25 |
Guatemala |
+4 |
1.4 |
|
| 26 |
Burkina Faso |
+2 |
1.4 |
|
| 27 |
Ghana |
-1 |
1.4 |
|
| 28 |
Chile |
+2 |
1.3 |
|
| 29 |
Switzerland |
0 |
1.3 |
|
| 30 |
Belgium |
+1 |
1.3 |
|
| 31 |
Dominican Republic |
+2 |
1.3 |
|
| 32 |
China |
+2 |
1.3 |
|
| 33 |
Zambia |
+3 |
1.2 |
|
| 34 |
Mozambique |
+4 |
1.2 |
|
| 35 |
Slovenia |
0 |
1.2 |
|
| 36 |
Singapore |
-1 |
1.1 |
|
| 37 |
Norway |
+1 |
1.1 |
|
| 38 |
Argentina |
0 |
1.1 |
|
| 39 |
United States |
0 |
1.0 |
|
| 40 |
Malaysia |
+1 |
1.0 |
|
| 41 |
India |
+3 |
1.0 |
|
| 42 |
Croatia |
0 |
1.0 |
|
| 43 |
El Salvador |
+1 |
1.0 |
|
| 44 |
Lebanon |
-1 |
1.0 |
|
| 45 |
Tanzania |
+1 |
1.0 |
|
| 46 |
Brazil |
0 |
0.9 |
|
| 47 |
Korea, Rep. |
+2 |
0.9 |
|
| 48 |
Germany |
+1 |
0.8 |
|
| 49 |
Ireland |
+1 |
0.8 |
|
| 50 |
Canada |
0 |
0.7 |
|
| 51 |
Peru |
-1 |
0.7 |
|
| 52 |
New Zealand |
0 |
0.6 |
|
| 53 |
Australia |
-1 |
0.6 |
|
| 54 |
Libya |
+1 |
0.6 |
|
| 55 |
Benin |
0 |
0.6 |
|
| 56 |
Czech Republic |
-1 |
0.5 |
|
| 57 |
Bosnia and
Herzegovina |
+2 |
0.5 |
|
| 58 |
Egypt, Arab Rep. |
+1 |
0.5 |
|
| 59 |
Finland |
0 |
0.5 |
|
| 60 |
Netherlands |
0 |
0.5 |
|
| 61 |
Ecuador |
-1 |
0.4 |
|
| 62 |
Israel |
0 |
0.4 |
|
| 63 |
Portugal |
0 |
0.4 |
|
| 64 |
South Africa |
0 |
0.3 |
|
| 65 |
Namibia |
0 |
0.3 |
|
| 66 |
Tunisia |
0 |
0.3 |
|
| 67 |
Japan |
0 |
0.3 |
|
| 68 |
Slovak Republic |
0 |
0.3 |
|
| 69 |
Austria |
0 |
0.2 |
|
| 70 |
Spain |
0 |
0.1 |
|
| 71 |
Denmark |
0 |
0.1 |
|
| 72 |
Russian Federation |
-1 |
0.0 |
|
| 73 |
Bolivia |
-4 |
0.0 |
|
| 74 |
Estonia |
-1 |
0.0 |
|
| 75 |
Botswana |
-2 |
-0.1 |
|
| 76 |
Turkey |
-1 |
-0.1 |
|
| 77 |
Morocco |
-2 |
-0.1 |
|
| 78 |
Syrian Arab Republic |
-1 |
-0.2 |
|
| 79 |
Georgia |
-2 |
-0.2 |
|
| 80 |
Kuwait |
-2 |
-0.2 |
|
| 81 |
Colombia |
-3 |
-0.3 |
|
| 82 |
Jamaica |
-3 |
-0.3 |
|
| 83 |
Sweden |
-1 |
-0.3 |
|
| 84 |
Kenya |
-2 |
-0.3 |
|
| 85 |
Ukraine |
-2 |
-0.3 |
|
| 86 |
Greece |
-4 |
-0.4 |
|
| 87 |
Bulgaria |
-2 |
-0.5 |
|
| 88 |
Armenia |
-3 |
-0.5 |
|
| 89 |
Yemen, Rep. |
-1 |
-0.5 |
|
| 90 |
Bahrain |
-3 |
-0.5 |
|
| 91 |
United Kingdom |
-2 |
-0.6 |
|
| 92 |
Mali |
-4 |
-0.6 |
|
| 93 |
Nigeria |
-2 |
-0.7 |
|
| 94 |
Lithuania |
-5 |
-0.8 |
|
| 95 |
Central African
Republic |
-1 |
-0.8 |
|
| 96 |
Nicaragua |
-7 |
-0.8 |
|
| 97 |
Gambia, The |
-2 |
-0.8 |
|
| 98 |
Senegal |
-4 |
-1.0 |
|
| 99 |
Philippines |
-6 |
-1.1 |
|
| 100 |
France |
0 |
-1.1 |
|
| 101 |
Italy |
-4 |
-1.1 |
|
| 102 |
Hungary |
-3 |
-1.3 |
|
| 103 |
Burundi |
-2 |
-1.4 |
|
| 104 |
Venezuela, RB |
-8 |
-1.5 |
|
| 105 |
Latvia |
-6 |
-1.8 |
|
| 106 |
Sri Lanka |
-5 |
-1.8 |
|
| 107 |
Mexico |
-5 |
-1.9 |
|
| 108 |
Honduras |
-10 |
-2.4 |
|
| 109 |
Madagascar |
-16 |
-5.4 |
|
| 110 |
Niger |
-14 |
-7.3 |
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| Green: Country is among the 10 best |
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Green:
Country has gained in rank since the previous period |
Green:
Gain of democracy score |
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White:
Country's rank has remained stable over the two periods |
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| Red: Country is among the 10 worst |
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Red:
Country has lost in rank since the previous period |
Red:
Loss of democracy score |
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Grey: "Virtual scores" for countries, |
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categorized by Freedom Hous as |
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"not free" in the years 2009 and 2010. |
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David F. J. Campbell |
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University of Klagenfurt |
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Faculty for Interdisciplinary Studies (iff) |
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Institute of Science Communication and Higher Education
Research (WIHO) |
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david.campbell@uni-klu.ac.at |
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http://www.uni-klu.ac.at/wiho |
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Paul Pölzlbauer |
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p.poelzlbauer@gmx.at |
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Thorsten D. Barth |
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thorsten.d.barth@gmail.com |
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Georg Pölzlbauer |
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poelzlbauer@ifs.tuwien.ac.at |
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Recommended citation: |
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Campbell, David F. J. /
Paul Pölzlbauer / Thorsten D. Barth / Georg Pölzlbauer (2011). |
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Democracy Improvement Ranking 2011
(Scores). Vienna: Democracy Ranking. |
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