1. Democracy around the Globe

3. Dark green 9-10 Green 8-9 Light green 7-8 Yellowish green 6-7 Yellow 5-6 Orange 4-5 Orangish red 3-4 Red 2-3 Burgundy 0-2 Gray Not enough data 8-10 Full Democracies 6-8 Flawed Democracies 4-6 Hybrid Regimes 0-4 Authoritarian Regimes

5. Democracy Criteria?  Democratic countries: The citizens have a high degree of political and civil freedom.  Partly democratic countries: The citizens have a lower degree of political rights and civil freedom, often due to insufficient legislation and corruption.  Non-democratic countries: The citizens have no civil freedom and the political processes are strictly controlled.  (The more democratic a country is governed, the more political participation and civil freedom are available for the citizens of the country.)

6. Democracy Criteria part II  1. Free and Fair Elections  2. Civil Rights  3. Economic Freedom  4. Multi-Party System  5. Separation of Power w/ Legislative Branch

7. Democracy Criteria part III  electoral process and pluralism  civil liberties  the functioning of government  political participation  and political culture

8. Mostly Democratic Regions  N. and S. America  Europe  India  Australia  Indonesia/ SE Asia  A few countries in Africa

9. Semi-Dictatorships  Russia  Kazakhstan  Many African countries

10. Dictatorships  Arabian Peninsula  China  Vietnam  A few African countries

11. Oppressive Regimes (very bad dictatorships)  North Korea  Myanmar  Iran  Turkmenistan  Uzbekistan  Zimbabwe  Syria  Belarus