The Economist ‘Democracy Index’ provides a quick overview of international progress toward democracy, as defined by a London editorial staff that appears to admire the values of Scandinavian Social ...

Following eight years of decline, 2025 marks a stabilisation of democracy scores that suggests an end to the global democratic recession. The index shows remarkable stability in the higher-ranked ...

“The speed with which American democracy is currently dismantled is unprecedented in modern history,” one of the world’s top democracy researchers says in a new report. The Varieties of Democracies ...

Joan Hoey, director of The Democracy Index at the Economist Intelligence Unit, discusses the latest findings of its report noting an increase of eight in the number of authoritarian regimes in the ...

The Democracy Perception Index (DPI) issued its 2024 report on May 8, revealing important and interesting shifts in global perceptions about democracy, geopolitics and international relations. The ...