United States - EIU Democracy Index 7.85
via World Bank DATA360 (Democracy Index) · updated 2026-10-15 · 171 economies tracked
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Ranking Race — EIU Democracy Index
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
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Real annual global ranks, 2006 - 2024. United States climbed from #17 to #28 (overtook Israel). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for United States ↓Key Events — United States
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2008Global financial crisis curatedLehman Brothers collapse sets off the worst recession since the 1930s.
2020COVID-19 recession curatedSharpest quarterly GDP contraction on record as the pandemic hits.
2023Overtook Israel in global rank auto
2024Overtook Malta in global rank auto
EIU Democracy Index, 2006-2024
via World Bank DATA360 (Democracy Index) · 0-10 scale · linear scale · ranking in the race above
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