Mongolia ranks 65th in Democracy Index 2012
The Democracy Index 2012, complied by the Economist’s Intelligence Unit, measures the state of democracy in 167 countries. Of these 166 are sovereign states and 165 are member states of the United Nations.
According to the latest figures of the Index for 2012, Norway ranks the highest country in the index being the most democratic, while North Korea scored the lowest, remaining at the bottom in 167th place, the same as in 2010 and 2011.
Each countries democracy is rated on a scale of 0 to 10, with 10 being the most democratic and 0 being the least democratic. Mongolia scored a total of 6.35 incoming in at 65th place, stepping up 4 positions compared to the 2011 Index (where the score was 6.23).
Countries are rated to be either Full Democracies, Flawed Democracies, Hybrid Regimes or Authoritarian regimes. Compared with Asia and Australasia as a whole, that ranked as a Hybrid Regime, Mongolia rises above with its ranking of 6.35 managing to scrape into the Flawed Democracy category.
The Economist bases its ratings on: civil liberties, conduct of elections, media freedom, participation, public opinion, functioning government, corruption, and stability. The Index was first produced in 2006 with updated lists provided in 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2012.
According to the latest figures of the Index for 2012, Norway ranks the highest country in the index being the most democratic, while North Korea scored the lowest, remaining at the bottom in 167th place, the same as in 2010 and 2011.
Each countries democracy is rated on a scale of 0 to 10, with 10 being the most democratic and 0 being the least democratic. Mongolia scored a total of 6.35 incoming in at 65th place, stepping up 4 positions compared to the 2011 Index (where the score was 6.23).
Countries are rated to be either Full Democracies, Flawed Democracies, Hybrid Regimes or Authoritarian regimes. Compared with Asia and Australasia as a whole, that ranked as a Hybrid Regime, Mongolia rises above with its ranking of 6.35 managing to scrape into the Flawed Democracy category.
The Economist bases its ratings on: civil liberties, conduct of elections, media freedom, participation, public opinion, functioning government, corruption, and stability. The Index was first produced in 2006 with updated lists provided in 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2012.
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