China has overtaken the U.S. in net favorability and enjoys far more support across the globe, according to a new report.

For the 16th consecutive year, Norway was named the most democratic country in the world ... in the index—saw some notable declines. France was downgraded from a full democracy to a flawed ...

Data: Economist Intelligence Unit; Note: Countries in gray have no data; Map ... Unit's annual Global Democracy Index report. The big picture: More than one-third of the world population now ...

At a press conference held on Friday, 16 May 2025, at the Press Club of India in New Delhi, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) ...

But after we did, the world turned around and headed toward autocratization.” When Mr. Lindberg and his colleagues were first testing their methodology in 2009 and 2010, democracy worldwide was ...