Democracy in Asia is rapidly deteriorating—accelerated by waning international support and democratic backsliding even in the ...

The Democracy Index by the Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU) is out. Out of 167 countries—165 countries and two territories included in the index—Bangladesh now ranks 100th, closer to the lower ...

Indonesia’s democracy score had already declined in 2023 ... In total, Prabowo appointed 48 ministers and 58 deputy ministers to his cabinet. Southeast Asia Crime Index 2025: Which Country Has the ...

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Southeast Asia's democratization has stalled and, in some of the region's most economically and strategically important nations, gone into reverse. The region's rollback from democracy reflects a ...

Taiwan remained at the top of Asia and 12th globally among 167 countries and territories in the Democracy Index 2024, which was released today by the London-based Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

Pakistan's democracy ranking went down six spots ... EIU's report offered a region-wise analysis stating that the average index score in Asia and Australasia declined from 5.41 to 5.31 for the ...

The Democracy Index is a “thick” measure of democracy ... support for antiestablishment and populist parties (-0.11) and Asia and Australasia (-0.10).” The report specified it had become ...

Freedom declined around the world last year with authoritarians solidifying their grip, but South Asia led a series of ... downgraded the world’s largest democracy from “free” to “partly ...

The index, which evaluates democracy trends ... The report stressed that the future of democracy in South Asia would depend on the strength of civil societies and the willingness of political ...