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Democracy Data Explorer
Explore changes in the world's democratic and non-democratic systems.
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Varieties of Democracy
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Electoral democracy
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Electoral democracy index

Based on the expert estimates and index by V-Dem. It captures to which extent political leaders are elected under comprehensive voting rights in free and fair elections, andfreedoms of association and expression are guaranteed. It ranges from 0 to 1 (most democratic).

Related: The 'Varieties of Democracy' data: how do researchers measure democracy?

This explorer seeks to make data on democracy easier to access and understand. It provides and explains data from eight leading democracy datasets: their main democracy measures, indicators of specific characteristics, and global and regional overviews. You can learn more about the approaches — and which democracy measure may be best to answer your questions — in our article explaining how researchers measure democracy.

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