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<blockquote>The '''[[Economist Intelligence Unit]]'''’s index of democracy, on a 0 to 10 scale, is based on the ratings for 60 indicators grouped in five categories: electoral process and pluralism; civil liberties; the functioning of government; political participation; and political culture. Each category has a rating on a 0 to 10 scale, and the overall index of democracy is the simple average of the five category indexes.</blockquote>
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<blockquote>The '''[[Economist Intelligence Unit]]''''s index of democracy, on a 0 to 10 scale, is based on the ratings for 60 indicators grouped in five categories: electoral process and pluralism; civil liberties; the functioning of government; political participation; and political culture. Each category has a rating on a 0 to 10 scale, and the overall index of democracy is the simple average of the five category indexes.</blockquote>
  
 
* [http://www.eiu.com//public/topical_report.aspx?campaignid=DemocracyIndex2011 Fourth Edition, 2011]
 
* [http://www.eiu.com//public/topical_report.aspx?campaignid=DemocracyIndex2011 Fourth Edition, 2011]

Revision as of 07:53, 14 June 2012

The Economist Intelligence Unit's index of democracy, on a 0 to 10 scale, is based on the ratings for 60 indicators grouped in five categories: electoral process and pluralism; civil liberties; the functioning of government; political participation; and political culture. Each category has a rating on a 0 to 10 scale, and the overall index of democracy is the simple average of the five category indexes.