A new low for global democracy | The Economist - 0 views
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LOBAL DEMOCRACY continued its precipitous decline in 2021, according to the latest edition of the Democracy Index from our sister company, EIU.
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The global score fell from 5.37 to a new low of 5.28 out of ten. The only equivalent drop since 2006 was in 2010 after the global financial crisis.
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For the second year in a row, the pandemic was the biggest source of strain on democratic freedom around the world.
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