The latest edition of the Democracy Index reveals that despite a growing disillusionment with formal political institutions, political participation is on the rise in almost every region around the world, with the population being spurred into political action. The Index – which assesses the global state of democracy in 2018 – also reveals that in the past decade, women’s political participation has improved more than any other single indicator in the model. Other key findings in this year’s report include:
- Global democracy has not deteriorated for the first time in three years
- There were substantial declines in several European countries – including Italy, Turkey and Russia
- Asia recorded the highest improvement in its score out of any region
