12 Fabruary 2022
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India ranked 46th in EIU’s Democracy Index
India has ranked 46th position in the 2021 Democracy Index’s global ranking, according to The Economist Intelligence Unit. With the highest score of 9.75, Norway topped the Democracy Index 2021 by Economist Intelligence. The list was published on February 10, 2022. India scored 6.91 to rank 46th on the list. Our neighbour Pakistan has been placed further below in the hybrid regime with a rank of 104.
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Top 10 countries in the list:
1. Norway
In the full democracy segment, Norway topped the charts. It had an overall score of 9.75.
2. New Zealand
New Zealand ranked second in the Democracy Index 2021 with an overall score of 9.37.
3. Finland
The beautiful nation Finland came in at number three on the Democracy Index 2021 with an overall score of 9.27.
4. Sweden
Sweden slipped from the third position last year to the fourth rank, this year. It had an overall score of 9.26.
5. Iceland
Iceland witnessed the biggest slump. It slipped to the fifth rank from the second position last year after it scored 9.18, overall this year.
6. Denmark
In the Democracy Index 2021, published on February 10, 2022, Denmark ranked sixth with an overall score of 9.09.
7. Ireland
Next on the list was Ireland with an overall score of 9.
8. Taiwan
Taiwan, which is currently hitting the headlines, ranked eighth on the Democracy Index 2021 with an overall score of 8.99.
9. Australia
The land of Kangaroos, Australia, came ninth on the list with an overall score of 8.90.
10. Switzerland
Switzerland shared the ninth position with Australia with an overall score of 8.90.
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
- Economist Intelligence Unit Headquarters: London, United Kingdom;
- Economist Intelligence Unit Founded: 1946;
- Economist Intelligence Unit MD: Robin Bew.
