In 2022, the democracy gap worldwide was the smallest since the ranking started in 2005. In 2022, 34 countries saw improvements in political rights and civil liberties, whereas 35 saw a decline. The factors taken into consideration when determining the democratic conditions include electoral process, functioning of the government, civil liberties, and rights. Colombia and Lesotho were among the countries that saw a significant improvement in their scores, with Burkina Faso and Peru among the countries experiencing a decline.
The source defines the democracy gap as the number of countries that improved their score minus the number of countries that declined in score.
Freedom in the World 2022 evaluates the state of freedom in 195 countries and 15 territories during calendar year 2021. Each country and territory is assigned between 0 and 4 points on a series of 25 indicators, for an aggregate score of up to 100. The indicators are grouped into the categories of political rights (0–40) and civil liberties (0–60), whose totals are weighted equally to determine whether the country or territory has an overall status of Free, Partly Free, or Not Free
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Freedom House. (March 9, 2023). Democracy gap globally from 2005 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1246050/democracy-gap-globally/
Freedom House. "Democracy gap globally from 2005 to 2022." Chart. March 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1246050/democracy-gap-globally/
Freedom House. (2023). Democracy gap globally from 2005 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1246050/democracy-gap-globally/
Freedom House. "Democracy Gap Globally from 2005 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Mar 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1246050/democracy-gap-globally/
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Democracy gap globally from 2005 to 2022 [Graph], Freedom House, March 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1246050/democracy-gap-globally/
