By: Alausa-Issa, ZainabContentsNorway (9.87)New Zealand (9.4)Finland (9.3)SwedenIceland (9.2)The most democratic countries in the world are great examples of what a true democratic system should be ...

The health of global democracy is regressing to Cold War-era levels. For the average global citizen, democracy is now back ...

While the history books are still being written, 2024 was an incredibly pivotal year in world events. More than two billion people voted in elections in over 60 countries, setting an historical record ...

Democratic countries tend to be rated “greener”, or more environmentally friendly, compared to other countries—but this may be because they more often outsource the environmental impacts of their ...

According to a new global democracy report, the U.S. has seen a sharp and unusually rapid decline in democratic safeguards.

Since 1990, the UK has reduced its emissions by 53 per cent, making it one of the world leaders in climate action. It’s not alone though – Sweden, France and Switzerland are just some of the countries ...

The University of Gothenburg's latest report shows that the United States is no longer a liberal democracy, having ...

When people in other democracies learn about U.S. democratic backsliding, they view America less favorably, showing a consistent decline in ratings across 12 countries studied. Despite damage to ...

Public dissatisfaction with democracy continues to outweigh satisfaction across 12 high-income countries that Pew Research Center has surveyed consistently since 2017. Across that set of countries – ...

Valere Gaspard is a PhD candidate at the University of Ottawa and a Research Fellow at Western University and Trent University’s Leadership and Democracy Lab. His research is supported in part by ...