How many democratic countries in the world?

Answer 1

According to the Democracy Index, which surveys 167 of the world's nations excluding only a handful of small or inaccessible nations, there are 78 democratic countries in the world, holding around 48.4% of the world's population.

Of these 78 nations, 25 are considered to be full, stable and vibrant democracies. The majority of these "full democracies" are located in Western Europe and are nations with parliamentary systems of government, as opposed to American-style presidentialism.

The remaining 53 nations are considered to be "flawed democracies" - nations that are highly and functionally democratic, but have key weaknesses in their democratic process or political stability that prevent them from being regarded as full democracies. In most cases, these nations have presidential systems, and their lesser status can be attributed to an excessively powerful presidency and executive branch. This category can be misleading, however - France and Portugal, for instance, are both considered to be first-rate democracies, but they fall just a handful of points short of being eligible for full democracy status according to the Index.

Of the remaining 89 nations surveyed, 37 are considered to be "hybrid regimes". These are nations which have a functioning but ineffective democratic process and, usually, a human rights record and corruption problems unbecoming of a modern democracy. Singapore and Ukraine are examples of hybrid regimes.

The remaining 52 countries are "authoritarian regimes"; nations with no working democratic process.

As such, we can say that there are at least 78 democratic countries in the world, and a total of 115 countries with working, if sometimes flawed and ineffectual, democratic processes. All in all, 62.4% of the world population is able to participate in some kind of genuine democratic process.

Answer 2

There are currently 123 democratic countries in the world. (There are 192-195 countries total; this number depends on your point of view. This number doesn't include colonies, territories, etc. that are ruled by other nations and therefore don't have their own form of government but are part of the ruling nation). The number of democratic countries has been increasing over the years and may or may not increase in the future.

Answer 3

The question of Red States versus Blue Statesdepends on numerous issues. Personalities, campaigning strategies, issues, spoken errors in judgment can always shift election results. Hawaii will surely pledge its electoral votes to the Democratic candidate and Alaska will maintain its solid support of the Republican Party. Swing Votes and Swing Voters will determine the real results however Florida seems to always steal the elecections one way or another.

Answer 4

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