G rumbling about the health of democracy can sound abstract. But its decline shows up in wars, coups, contested elections and curbs on civil liberties across the world. EIU, our s ...

Most Americans say democracy in the United States used to be a good example for other countries to follow but has not been in ...

Following eight years of decline, 2025 marks a stabilisation of democracy scores that suggests an end to the global democratic recession. The index shows remarkable stability in the higher-ranked ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After the most election-heavy year in recent history, democracy has hit a record low around the world, according to a new study.

Data: Economist Intelligence Unit; Note: Countries in gray have no data; Map: Axios Visuals The quality of global democracies hit an all-time low in 2024, and the U.S. continues to be seen as a ...

(CNN) — “The speed with which American democracy is currently dismantled is unprecedented in modern history,” one of the world’s top democracy researchers says in a new report. The Varieties of ...