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 ...

Cyprus slipped three places in its score for the Democracy Index 2024, ranking 40 th out of 167 countries. The index, developed by Economist Intelligence, listed Cyprus as a flawed democracy ...

“While autocracies seem to be gaining strength, as shown by the index trend since 2006, the world’s democracies are struggling,” Joan Hoey, director for the EIU’s Democracy Index, said in ...

STEVEN ERLANGER Supposedly more than 40 percent of the world heads toward the polls this year, seven of the 10 most populous countries. But what is the state of democracy? We have challenges to ...

STOCKHOLM, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Half of the world's countries are suffering democratic ... the Stockholm-based International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) said 2022 was ...

Millions of people around the world have cast ballots in elections this year in over 30 countries in an era of democracy and decline and authoritarianism on the rise. It's also a chance to check ...

as its sub-index for free and fair elections suffered its biggest decline on record in 2023. In its report, the Stockholm-based International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA ...

Democracy Declined for 8th Straight Year Around the Globe, Institute Finds COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Last year had the worst decline in credible elections and parliamentary oversight in almost ...

RSF has released a map of the Index where countries appear in proportion to their population to show the scale of attacks on the right to reliable information worldwide. Discover the 2025 World ...