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210 Countries

 

LATIN AMERICA
Chile 21
Uruguay 21
Costa Rica 24
Panama 37
Jamaica 42
Trinidad & Tobago 44
El Salvador 49
Brazil 53
Peru 54
Dominican Republic 57
Bolivia 57
Mexico 62
Nicaragua 65
Argentina 65
Ecuador 67
Colombia 67
Honduras 69
Paraguay 72
Guatemala 91
Haiti 112
Cuba 123
Venezuela 126
Belize n/a
Guyana n/a
Suriname n/a

 

Country

Democracy Rank

Press Freedom Rank

Corruption Rank

Denmark 1 2 1
Sweden 2 4 1
Finland 3 1 5
New Zealand 4 6 1
Switzerland 5 6 5
Netherlands 6 6 7
Norway 7 2 11
Canada 7 15 8
Australia 9 21 8
Germany 10 11 11
Belgium 11 4 15
Ireland 11 9 13
Austria 13 21 11
United Kingdom 14 15 13
United States 15 14 15
Estonia 16 11 22
France 17 25 18
Portugal 18 11 24
Slovenia 19 28 21
Spain 20 28 23
Chile 21 40 18
Uruguay 21 40 18
Czech Republic 23 15 32
Costa Rica 24 19 34
Hungary 25 21 34
Lithuania 26 15 43
Slovakia 26 25 38
Poland 28 31 43
Italy 29 39 41
below are the 8 countries in division 2

Country

Democracy Rank

Press Freedom Rank

Corruption Rank

Japan 30 21 15
Israel 31 36 25
Mauritius 32 32 30
Korea, South 33 40 29
Greece 34 33 42
Ghana 35 33 51
Bulgaria 36 45 56
Panama 37 59 67
below are the 36 countries in division 3

Country

Democracy Rank

Press Freedom Rank

Corruption Rank

Taiwan 38 20 28
Latvia 39 25 38
Botswana 40 47 27
South Africa 41 36 40
Jamaica 42 9 77
Namibia 43 40 46
Trinidad and Tobago 44 28 56
Croatia 45 47 47
Mali 46 33 77
Benin 47 44 77
India 48 46 67
El Salvador 49 56 51
Serbia 50 50 67
Turkey 50 71 43
Romania 52 59 54
Brazil 53 56 62
Mongolia 54 49 82
Papua New Guinea 54 36 121
Peru 54 59 56
Dominican Republic 57 50 82
Bolivia 57 50 82
Macedonia 59 65 56
Mozambique 60 53 100
Lesotho 60 64 73
Senegal 62 69 67
Mexico 62 71 56
Albania 64 70 67
Nicaragua 65 58 107
Argentina 65 65 88
Ecuador 67 54 121
Colombia 67 88 54
Honduras 69 71 100
Ukraine 70 75 107
Indonesia 70 79 100
Paraguay 72 91 110
Sierra Leone 73 88 128
below are the 77 countries in division 4 

Country

Democracy Rank

Press Freedom Rank

Corruption Rank

Singapore 74 114 4
Korea, North 75 150
Burkina Faso 76 54 62
United Arab Emirates 77 112 26
Bhutan 77 95 32
Kuwait 79 79 49
Jordan 80 98 34
Bosnia and Herzegovina 81 62 73
Malaysia 82 103 34
Madagascar 82 67 67
Oman 84 118 30
Tanzania 85 67 82
Thailand 86 83 62
Georgia 86 91 51
Philippines 88 62 112
Lebanon 89 81 82
Nigeria 90 75 96
Uganda 91 75 100
Malawi 91 81 91
Guatemala 91 87 77
Mauritania 94 83 91
Morocco 95 101 62
Algeria 96 97 73
Nepal 96 86 96
Egypt 98 88 91
Dem. Rep. of the Congo 99 71 128
Guinea-Bissau 100 75 128
Sri Lanka 101 111 73
Niger 101 98 91
Zambia 103 101 91
Armenia 104 106 88
Moldova 104 106 88
Tunisia 104 132 47
Gabon 107 114 77
Kenya 108 91 117
Central African Republic 109 95 121
Pakistan 109 106 107
Liberia 109 103 110

Haiti

112 83 146
Cambodia 112 91 136
Cameroon 112 103 112
Angola 115 98 128
Cote d'Ivoire 116 106 121
Saudi Arabia 116 132 62
Bangladesh 118 112 117
Togo 118 120 96
China 120 138 56
Guinea 121 106 142
Ethiopia 121 124 100
Cuba 123 145 49
Kyrgyzstan 124 117 136
Rwanda 125 138 82
Burundi 126 120 128
Yemen 126 127 112
Venezuela 126 120 128
Vietnam 126 135 96
Afghanistan 130 118 145
Iraq 130 114 147
Kazakstan 130 127 116
Russia 133 127 117
Tajikistan 133 125 121
Azerbaijan 135 125 128
Chad 135 120 142
Gambia, The 137 131 128
Syria 138 137 117
Iran 138 141 112
Sudan 138 127 142
Laos 141 136 121
Congo, Republic of the 142 132 141
Eritrea 143 145 100
Libya 143 145 100
Zimbabwe 145 142 136
Belarus 145 143 121
Somalia 147 138 149
Uzbekistan 147 144 136
Turkmenistan 149 148 136
Myanmar 150 149 147
 

 

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World Democracy rankings for
certain groupings.

Denmark 1
Sweden 2
Finland 3
New Zealand 4
Netherlands 6
Norway 7
Canada 7
Australia 9
Germany 10
Belgium 11
Austria 13
United Kingdom 14
United States 15
France 17
Portugal 18
Spain 20
Czech Republic 23
Hungary 25
Poland 28
Italy 29
Japan 30
Korea, South 33
Greece 34
Turkey 50
Bolivia 57
Mexico 62
OECD


Denmark 1
Sweden 2
Finland 3
Netherlands 4
Germany 10
Belgium 11
Ireland 11
Austria 13
United Kingdom 14
Estonia 16
France 17
Portugal 18
Slovenia 19
Spain 20
Czech Republic 23
Hungary 25
Lithuania 26
Slovakia 26
Poland 28
Italy 29
Greece 34
Bulgaria 36
Latvia 39
Romania 52
Cyprus n/a
Malta n/a
EU

 

Denmark 1
Netherlands 6
Norway 7
Canada 7
Germany 10
Belgium 11
United Kingdom 14
United States 15
France 17
Portugal 18
Spain 20
Czech Republic 23
Hungary 25
Poland 28
Italy 29
Greece 34
Turkey 50
Iceland n/a
Luxembourg n/a
NATO


Canada 7
Germany 10
United Kingdom 14
United States 15
France 17
Italy 29
Japan 30
Russia 133
G8


Indonesia 70
Singapore 74
Malaysia 82
Thailand 86
Philippines 88
Vietnam 126
Laos 141
Myanmar 150
ASEAN


New Zealand 4
Canada 7
Australia 9
United States 15
Chile 21
Japan 30
Korea, South 33
Papua New Guinea 54
Mexico 62
Indonesia 70
Singapore 74
Malaysia 82
Thailand 86
Philippines 88
China 120
APEC

African Union

United Arab Emirates 77
Kuwait 79
Jordan 80
Oman 84
Lebanon 89
Mauritania             94
Morocco 95
Algeria 96
Egypt 98
Tunisia 104
Saudi Arabia 116
Yemen 126
Iraq 130
Syria 138
Sudan 138
Libya 143
Somalia 147
Mauritius 32
Ghana 35
Botswana 40
South Africa 41
Namibia 43
Mali 46
Benin 47
Mozambique 60
Lesotho 60
Senegal 62
Sierra Leone 73
Burkina Faso  76
Madagascar 82
Malawi 82
Tanzania 85
Nigeria 90
Uganda 91
Mauritania 94
Algeria  96
Egypt 98
Congo (Dem Rep) 99
Guinea-Bissau 100
Niger 101
Zambia 103
Tunisia 104
Gabon 107
Kenya 108
Central African Republic 109
Liberia 109
Cameroon 112
Angola 115
Cote d'Ivoire 116
Togo 118
Guinea 121
Ethiopia 121
Rwanda 125
Burundi 126
Chad 135
Gambia (The) 137
Sudan 138
Congo (Rep) 142
Eritrea 143
Libya 143
Zimbabwe  145
Somalia 147
 

Arab League