Democracy-Dictatorship Index

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Democracy-Dictatorship (DD), [1] index of democracy and dictatorship [2] or simply the DD index [3] or the DD datasets was the binary measure of democracy and dictatorship first proposed by Adam Przeworski et al. (2010), and further developed and maintained by Cheibub, Gandhi, and Vreeland (2009). [4] Note that the most recent dataset was updated 2008.

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Based on the regime binary classification idea proposed by Alvarez in 1996, [5] and the Democracy and Development (or DD measure, ACLP dataset) proposed by Przeworski et al. (2010), Cheibub, Gandhi, and Vreeland developed a six-fold regime classification scheme, resulting what the authors called as the DD datasets. [1] :68

The DD dataset covers the annual data points of 199 countries from 1946 (or date of independence) to 2008. [1] :68 The figures at the left show the results in 1988 and 2008.

Six-fold regime classification scheme and its rules

The DD index first classifies the regimes into two types: democracies and dictatorships. For democracies, it categorizes them into three types: parliamentary, semi-presidential and presidential democracies. For dictatorships, monarchic, military and civilian dictatorship. [1] " Based on a "minimalist" theory of democracy, the index relies on rules regarding the existence of competitive elections. [1] [3] Resorting to democratic concepts by Karl Popper and Joseph Schumpeter, Przeworski defended the minimalist approach, citing Popper that "the only system in which citizens can get rid of governments without bloodshed." [6]

Four rules

For a regime to be considered as a democracy by the DD scheme, it must meet the requirement of four rules below: [1] :69 [3]

  1. The chief executive must be chosen by popular election or by a body that was itself popularly elected.
  2. The legislature must be popularly elected.
  3. There must be more than one party competing in the elections.
  4. An alternation in power under electoral rules identical to the ones that brought the incumbent to office must have taken place.

Some regimes may meet the first three rules, but lack an alternation in power in its historical past; these regimes are classified as dictatorships because of cases where the incumbent only allows elections as long as they keep winning, and would refuse to step down if they lost. However, since they might also give up power willingly, the regime is marked with a type II value to signal potential classification errors where a democratic regime may be falsely classified as dictatorship. [1] :70. This does not indicate cases of semi-democracy or semi-dictatorship. [1] :71. The authors acknowledged that the last rule is more complicated to implement, but stated that it helps researchers to control potential errors and removes subjective judgement from the classification. [1] :70

Countries

The Democracy-Dictatorship Index has the main regime types of "democracy" and "dictatorship" and three sub-types for each as well. Democracies can be either parliamentary, semi-presidential, or presidential and dictatorships can be civilian, military, or royal. Many countries which are seen as otherwise democratic are dictatorships because there has yet to be an alternation in power since their incumbent government has never lost an election. Therefore, it is impossible to know if the regime is a democracy or a dictatorship, so DD Index considers them dictatorships until an alternation in power occurs.

Countries by regime type (2008) [7] [ needs update ]
RegimeTypeSubtypeReason for Dictatorship [7]
Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2013).svg  Afghanistan DictatorshipCivilian Dictatorship4. No alternation in power
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria DictatorshipCivilian Dictatorship4. No alternation in power
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola DictatorshipCivilian Dictatorship1. Executive not elected
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina DemocracyPresidential Democracy
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia DemocracySemi-Presidential Democracy
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria DemocracySemi-Presidential Democracy
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan DictatorshipCivilian Dictatorship4. No alternation in power
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain DictatorshipRoyal Dictatorship1. Executive not elected
2. No parties
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh DictatorshipCivilian Dictatorship1. Executive not elected
2. No Legislature
3. No legislative parties
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus DictatorshipCivilian Dictatorship4. No alternation in power
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Belize.svg  Belize DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin DemocracyPresidential Democracy
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia DemocracyPresidential Democracy
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina DictatorshipCivilian Dictatorship1. Executive not elected
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana DictatorshipMilitary Dictatorship4. No alternation in power
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil DemocracyPresidential Democracy
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei DictatorshipRoyal Dictatorship1. Executive not elected
2. Legislature not elected
3. One party
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria DemocracySemi-Presidential Democracy
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso DictatorshipMilitary Dictatorship4. No alternation in power
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi DemocracyPresidential Democracy
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia DictatorshipRoyal Dictatorship1. Executive not elected
3. No legislative parties
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon DictatorshipCivilian Dictatorship4. No alternation in power
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde DemocracySemi-Presidential Democracy
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic DictatorshipMilitary Dictatorship4. No alternation in power
Flag of Chad.svg  Chad DictatorshipMilitary Dictatorship4. No alternation in power
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile DemocracyPresidential Democracy
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China DictatorshipCivilian Dictatorship3. All parties are in regime
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia DemocracyPresidential Democracy
Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros DemocracyPresidential Democracy
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo DictatorshipMilitary Dictatorship4. No alternation in power
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica DemocracyPresidential Democracy
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast DictatorshipCivilian Dictatorship
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia DemocracySemi-Presidential Democracy
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba DictatorshipMilitary Dictatorship4. No alternation in power
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus DemocracyPresidential Democracy
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo DictatorshipCivilian Dictatorship4. No alternation in power
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti DictatorshipCivilian Dictatorship3. One legislative party
Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic DemocracyPresidential Democracy
Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor DemocracySemi-Presidential Democracy
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador DemocracyPresidential Democracy
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt DictatorshipMilitary Dictatorship4. No alternation in power
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador DemocracyPresidential Democracy
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea DictatorshipMilitary Dictatorship4. No alternation in power
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea DictatorshipCivilian Dictatorship1. Executive not elected
2. Legislature not elected
3. All parties banned
4. No alternation in power
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia DictatorshipCivilian Dictatorship3. All parties are in regime
4. No alternation in power
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji DictatorshipMilitary Dictatorship1. Executive not elected
2. No Legislature
3. No Legislative parties
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland DemocracySemi-Presidential Democracy
Flag of France.svg  France DemocracySemi-Presidential Democracy
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon DictatorshipCivilian Dictatorship4. No alternation in power
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia DictatorshipMilitary Dictatorship4. No alternation in power
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia DemocracySemi-Presidential Democracy
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana DemocracyPresidential Democracy
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala DemocracyPresidential Democracy
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea DictatorshipMilitary Dictatorship1. Executive not elected
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau DemocracySemi-Presidential Democracy
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana DictatorshipCivilian Dictatorship4. No alternation in power
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti DictatorshipCivilian Dictatorship4. No alternation in power
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras DemocracyPresidential Democracy
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland DemocracySemi-Presidential Democracy
Flag of India.svg  India DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia DemocracyPresidential Democracy
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran DictatorshipCivilian Dictatorship
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq DictatorshipMilitary DictatorshipAll parties in regime
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland DemocracySemi-Presidential Democracy
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan DictatorshipRoyal Dictatorship1. Executive not elected
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan DictatorshipCivilian Dictatorship4. No alternation in power
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya DemocracyPresidential Democracy
Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait DictatorshipRoyal Dictatorship1. Executive not elected
3. All parties legally banned
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan DemocracySemi-Presidential Democracy
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos DictatorshipMilitary Dictatorship3. Legally single party state
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho DictatorshipCivilian Dictatorship4. No alternation in power
Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia DemocracyPresidential Democracy
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya DictatorshipMilitary Dictatorship1. Executive not elected
2. Legislature is appointed
3. No parties
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania DemocracySemi-Presidential Democracy
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia DemocracySemi-Presidential Democracy
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar DemocracySemi-Presidential Democracy
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi DemocracyPresidential Democracy
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia DictatorshipCivilian Dictatorship3. All parties in regime
4. No alternation in power
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives DemocracyPresidential Democracy
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali DemocracySemi-Presidential Democracy
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania DictatorshipMilitary Dictatorship1. Executive not elected
2. No Legislature
3. No Legislative parties
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico DemocracyPresidential Democracy
Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Micronesia DemocracyPresidential Democracy
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia DemocracySemi-Presidential Democracy
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro DictatorshipCivilian Dictatorship[ clarification needed ]4. No alternation in power
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco DictatorshipRoyal Dictatorship1. Executive not elected
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique DictatorshipCivilian Dictatorship4. No alternation in power
Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg  Myanmar DictatorshipMilitary Dictatorship1. Executive not elected
2. No Legislature
3. No Legislative parties
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia DictatorshipCivilian Dictatorship4. No alternation in power
Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua DemocracyPresidential Democracy
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger DemocracySemi-Presidential Democracy
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria DemocracyPresidential Democracy
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea DictatorshipCivilian Dictatorship1. Executive not elected
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman DictatorshipRoyal Dictatorship1. Executive not elected
2. Legislature is closed
3. No Legislative parties
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Palau.svg  Palau DemocracyPresidential Democracy
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama DemocracyPresidential Democracy
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay DemocracyPresidential Democracy
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru DemocracyPresidential Democracy
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines DemocracyPresidential Democracy
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland DemocracySemi-Presidential Democracy
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal DemocracySemi-Presidential Democracy
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar DictatorshipRoyal Dictatorship1. Executive not elected
2. Legislature not elected
3. No Legislative parties
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania DemocracySemi-Presidential Democracy
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia DictatorshipCivilian Dictatorship4. No alternation in power
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda DictatorshipMilitary Dictatorship4. No alternation in power
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa DictatorshipRoyal Dictatorship4. No alternation in power
Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe DemocracySemi-Presidential Democracy
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia DictatorshipRoyal Dictatorship1. Executive not elected
2. Legislature not elected
3. No Legislative parties
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal DemocracySemi-Presidential Democracy
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia DemocracySemi-Presidential Democracy
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles DictatorshipCivilian Dictatorship4. No alternation in power
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone DemocracyPresidential Democracy
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore DictatorshipCivilian Dictatorship4. No alternation in power
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia DemocracySemi-Presidential Democracy
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia DictatorshipCivilian Dictatorship2. Legislature not elected
3. No Legislative parties
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa DictatorshipCivilian Dictatorship4. No alternation in power
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea DemocracyPresidential Democracy
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka DemocracyPresidential Democracy
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan DictatorshipMilitary Dictatorship1. Executive not elected
2. Legislature not elected
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname DemocracyPresidential Democracy
Flag of Eswatini.svg  Swaziland DictatorshipRoyal Dictatorship1. Executive not elected
3. Legally single party state
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland DemocracyPresidential Democracy
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria DictatorshipMilitary Dictatorship3. All parties in regime
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan DemocracySemi-Presidential Democracy
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan DictatorshipCivilian Dictatorship4. No alternation in power
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania DictatorshipMilitary Dictatorship4. No alternation in power
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo DictatorshipCivilian Dictatorship4. No alternation in power
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga DictatorshipRoyal Dictatorship1. Executive not elected
2. Legislature not elected
3. All parties legally banned
4. No alternation in power
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia DictatorshipMilitary Dictatorship4. No alternation in power
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan DictatorshipCivilian Dictatorship3. Legally one party state
Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda DictatorshipCivilian Dictatorship4. No alternation in power
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine DemocracySemi-Presidential Democracy
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates DictatorshipRoyal Dictatorship1. Executive not elected
2. No Legislature
3. No Legislative parties
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of the United States.svg  United States DemocracyPresidential Democracy
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay DemocracyPresidential Democracy
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan DictatorshipCivilian Dictatorship3. One party
4. No alternation in power
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela DictatorshipCivilian Dictatorship1. Executive not elected

4. No alternation in power

Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam DictatorshipCivilian Dictatorship1. Executive not elected
3. One party
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen DictatorshipMilitary Dictatorship4. No alternation in power
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia DictatorshipCivilian Dictatorship4. No alternation in power
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe DictatorshipCivilian Dictatorship4. No alternation in power

Democracy classification

A flowchart for the classification of democracies. Note that the official names do not determine their classification. Classifying Democracy.png
A flowchart for the classification of democracies. Note that the official names do not determine their classification.

Democracies are classified by the rules in which executives can be appointed or removed and can be either presidential, mixed or semi-presidential, or parliamentary. [1] [8] :454 It is important to note that these names do not have to correspond to the official or colloquial titles of any of the countries offices. For example, DD could classify a country which has a legislative assembly whose official name is "the parliament" but still classify it in any of the three categories. The classification depends on the rules outlining the relationship between a country's government, legislative assembly (often called the legislature), and head of state. [8] :454 The government composes the chief executive and the heads of the executive departments. The chief executive can take many titles including chancellor, prime minister, or premier and the heads of the executive departments can bear different titles and be called different things. In the United Kingdom, for example, the chief executive is the prime minister, and the ministers are the heads of the executive departments, which together compose the government.

Legislative responsibility

The first distinction made is whether a country has a government has legislative responsibility, i.e. whether a majority vote in the legislature can remove the sitting government without cause. The required majority needed to remove the sitting government varies between countries but is termed a vote of no confidence. [8] :455 Some countries (such as Spain, Belgium, Germany, and Israel) require that the vote of no confidence also specify who is going to replace the sitting government to minimize the time without an interim government, essentially replacing one government with another. This type of vote is termed a constructive vote of no confidence. [8] :455 Sometimes sitting governments will attach a vote of no confidence clause to a piece of legislation they want passed, effectively tying the survival of the government on the piece of legislation. [8] :456

Head of state

The second distinction made is whether the head of state is popularly elected for a fixed term. The head of state may be unelected and still be classified as a democracy. [1] Popularly elected means that the head of state is directly elected by the citizens or elected by an assembly which then elects them (an example being the electoral college in the United States). In Germany, the head of state is elected by regional legislatures and not popularly elected. [8] :457 Elected heads of state are usually referred to as "president." The phrase "fixed term" indicates the once the head of state is chosen, they serve a known and a limited number of years before another election is held, and they cannot be removed from the office in the meantime via a vote of no confidence. [8] :456

The head of state in most parliamentary democracies formally appoint the head of government. [8] :465 Some countries, such as Greece and Bulgaria, stipulate who the head of state chooses as head of government. In the former, for example, the President must appoint as Prime Minister the leader of the largest party in parliament, who has three days to gain the confidence of a majority thereof.

Some countries, such as Sweden, instead charge another person entirely with choosing the head of government, such as the presiding officer of the legislative assembly.

Classification

The first distinction made is whether a democracy's government is responsible to the legislature. If it is not responsible, it is a presidential democracy. If it is, then a further distinction is made between democracies where the head of state is popularly elected and those where the head of state is not popularly elected. If the head of state is popularly elected for a fixed term then, the democracy is mixed or semi-presidential. If the head of state serves for life or is not popularly elected or a fixed term, then the democracy is parliamentary. [1]

The table below offers a full list of which countries are what type of democracy. Keep note that the head of state, chief executive, government, and legislatures can have their official names be seemingly contradictory to this classification. The name a democracy gives itself or its office does not indicate what type of democracy it is.

Definitions

A presidential democracy has a government that does not need the majority support of a legislature to stay in power. A semi-presidential (mixed) democracy has a government that needs the majority of support from a legislature to exist and whose head of state is popularly elected for a fixed term. Parliamentary democracy is the same as semi-presidential but has heads of state which are not popularly elected for a fixed term, typically either monarchs or officials not chosen by popular elections. [8] :457

Comparison with other democracy-measuring data sets

The DD dataset is limited to 199 countries after 1946, whereas Boix, Miller, & Rosato, 2013 proposed a data set from 1800 to 2007, covering 219 countries. The 2010 version of Polity data series covers 189 countries from 1800 to 2009. [9]

Gugiu & Centellas developed the Democracy Cluster Classification Index that integrates five democracy indicators (including the DD dataset, Polity dataset), clustering 24 American and 39 European regimes over 30 years. [2]

See also

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A unitary parliamentary republic is a unitary state with a republican form of government in which the political power is vested in and entrusted to the parliament with confidence by its electorate.

Democracy indices are quantitative and comparative assessments of the state of democracy for different countries according to various definitions of democracy.

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