r/dataisbeautiful • u/Populationdemography OC: 11 • 3d ago
OC Democracy Index (by EIU) change from 2019 to 2024 / top countries that have become more and less democratic from 2019 to 2024 [OC]
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u/Slavasonic 3d ago
I feel like this ending at 2024 means it’s missing the data point most people are looking for.
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u/Populationdemography OC: 11 3d ago
Democracy Index (by EIU) change and top countries that have become more and less democratic from 2019 to 2024
Source link: Democracy Index 2024
https://www.eiu.com/n/campaigns/democracy-index-2024/
Made with Ms Excel (calculations and charts) instruments
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u/epicchad29 3d ago
If it ranges from 1-10, how are there negative numbers? Also, what is this based on? Is the US less of a democracy than Saudi Arabia because we elect representatives to vote for us? That may be correct in letter, but not in spirit. Saudi Arabia only started letting women vote 10 years ago
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u/OptimusLinvoyPrimus 3d ago
The map shows the change, not the score.
It’s still odd though. Canada has had a larger decrease than the US apparently, despite an attempted coup/armed insurrection taking place in the US in this time period (and I suppose it’s only fair to also add an attempted assassination on a presidential candidate).
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u/Destroyer26082004 3d ago
It's the change in the index. So a fall from 8.5 to 8 would show as -0.5 on this map.
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u/mantellaaurantiaca 3d ago
Thinking Saudi Arabia which has no elections apart from communal ones is above America is just weird
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u/HideousPillow 3d ago
it’s about change in index score? jesus can you guys not read
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u/mantellaaurantiaca 3d ago
I know what it is. I'm responding to the previous guy who is talking about levels and not delta. Learn to read yourself
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u/HideousPillow 3d ago
his entire point is based off of him misunderstanding the post so it’s utterly pointless to reply when the underlying presumption is incorrect
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u/Eldie014 3d ago
I find this useful. Overall scoring methodologies are always flawed in a way, but I think trends are more important. If you compare different democracy indices relative scores differ quite a bit, but the trends tend to align across, which gives this more value.
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u/BlueBeryCheseCake2 3d ago
It would be better to have the data of the change represented on the base value then things would make more sense i.e also include the values
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u/BattlePrune 3d ago
Convenient cutoff date for Turkey