News Forum - Thailand ranks 72 in Democracy Index 2021

[Thaiger]

The Economist Intelligence Unit has officially deemed Thailand a “flawed democracy” out of four categories: full democracies, flawed democracies, hybrid regimes, and authoritarian regimes. It ranked Thailand 72 out of 167 countries in its “Democracy Index 2021,” which ranks countries for how democratic they are. The EIU says democracy has declined across the globe since 2020. That year, 49.4% of people in the world lived in some sort of democracy. Today, 45.7% do. The world’s top five democracies are Norway, New Zealand, Finland, Sweden, and Iceland. Thailand ranks below Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Singapore on the index. The EIU […]

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[Cabra]

Not bad for a military junta established as the result of a bloodless coup d'etat

Edited February 11, 2022 by Cabra

[Poolie]

The top five are slightly sparsely populated countries, maybe Indonesia and the Phils are helping them out towards 45.7%. It's over-rated anyway.

[Jason]

Gee....that was unexpected!!

[harry1]

the hub of democracy