THE ECONOMIST - DEMOCRACY INDEX - 2011

In the Economist Democracy Index for 2011, there are only 25 countries which are considered as "Fully Democratic". 53 countries are considered as "Flawed Democracies". 37 countries are considered as being a "Hybrid Regime". Haiti takes its place as a Hybrid Regime and is at the 36th position of 37 Hybrid Regimes. Out of 167 countries evaluated Haiti appears at position number 114. The last category is for Authoritarian Regimes. 52 countries are considered as having authoritarian regimes. Pray that Haiti will move up the democracy index scale and leave the Hybrid Regime classification. Here are the top & bottom 10 for countries evaluated by The Economist Democracy Index 2011 report.


TOP 10 - FULL DEMOCRACY

1. Norway
2. Iceland
3. Denmark
4. Sweden
5. New Zealand
6. Australia
7. Switzerland
8. Canada
9. Finland
10. Netherlands

BOTTOM 10 - AUTHORITARIAN REGIME

1. North Korea
2. Chad
3. Turkmenistan
4. Uzbekistan
5. Myanmar
6. Equatorial Guinea
7. Saudi Arabia
8. Central African Republic
9. Iran
10. Syria