India a flawed democracy.. 35th ranked in the world...

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India's democracy is flawed... it is more of licking the feet of a fcuking italian woman..

http://www.economist.com/media/pdf/Democracy_Index_2007_v3.pdf

Table 1

Economist Intelligence Unit democracy index 2006

Category scores

Overall I Electoral process II Functioning III Political IV Political V Civil

Rank score and pluralism of government participation culture liberties

Full democracies

Sweden 1 9.88 10.00 10.00 10.00 9.38 10.00

Iceland 2 9.71 10.00 9.64 8.89 10.00 10.00

Netherlands 3 9.66 9.58 9.29 9.44 10.00 10.00

Norway 4 9.55 10.00 9.64 10.00 8.13 10.00

Denmark 5 9.52 10.00 9.64 8.89 9.38 9.71

Finland 6 9.25 10.00 10.00 7.78 8.75 9.71

Luxembourg 7 9.10 10.00 9.29 7.78 8.75 9.71

Australia 8 9.09 10.00 8.93 7.78 8.75 10.00

Canada 9 9.07 9.17 9.64 7.78 8.75 10.00

Switzerland 10 9.02 9.58 9.29 7.78 8.75 9.71

Ireland 11= 9.01 9.58 8.93 7.78 8.75 10.00

New Zealand 11= 9.01 10.00 8.57 8.33 8.13 10.00

Germany 13 8.82 9.58 8.57 7.78 8.75 9.41

Austria 14 8.69 9.58 8.21 7.78 8.75 9.12

Malta 15 8.39 9.17 8.21 6.11 8.75 9.71

Spain 16 8.34 9.58 7.86 6.11 8.75 9.41

US 17 8.22 8.75 7.86 7.22 8.75 8.53

Czech Republic 18 8.17 9.58 6.79 7.22 8.13 9.12

Portugal 19 8.16 9.58 8.21 6.11 7.50 9.41

Belgium 20= 8.15 9.58 8.21 6.67 6.88 9.41

Japan 20= 8.15 9.17 7.86 5.56 8.75 9.41

Greece 22 8.13 9.58 7.50 6.67 7.50 9.41

UK 23 8.08 9.58 8.57 5.00 8.13 9.12

France 24 8.07 9.58 7.50 6.67 7.50 9.12

Mauritius 25= 8.04 9.17 8.21 5.00 8.13 9.71

Costa Rica 25= 8.04 9.58 8.21 6.11 6.88 9.41

Slovenia 27= 7.96 9.58 7.86 6.67 6.88 8.82

Uruguay 27= 7.96 10.00 8.21 5.00 6.88 9.71

Flawed democracies

South Africa 29 7.91 8.75 7.86 7.22 6.88 8.82

Chile 30 7.89 9.58 8.93 5.00 6.25 9.71

South Korea 31 7.88 9.58 7.14 7.22 7.50 7.94

Taiwan 32 7.82 9.58 7.50 6.67 5.63 9.71

Estonia 33 7.74 9.58 7.50 5.00 7.50 9.12

Italy 34 7.73 9.17 6.43 6.11 8.13 8.82

India 35 7.68 9.58 8.21 5.56 5.63 9.41

Botswana 36= 7.60 9.17 7.86 5.00 6.88 9.12

Cyprus 36= 7.60 9.17 6.79 6.67 6.25 9.12

Hungary 38 7.53 9.58 6.79 5.00 6.88 9.41

Cape Verde 39= 7.43 9.17 7.86 5.00 6.88 8.24

Lithuania 39= 7.43 9.58 6.43 6.67 5.63 8.82

Slovakia 41 7.40 9.58 7.50 6.11 5.00 8.82

Brazil 42 7.38 9.58 7.86 4.44 5.63 9.41

Latvia 43 7.37 9.58 6.43 6.11 5.63 9.12

Panama 44 7.35 9.58 7.14 5.56 5.63 8.82

Jamaica 45 7.34 9.17 7.14 5.00 6.25 9.12

Poland 46 7.30 9.58 6.07 6.11 5.63 9.12

Israel 47 7.28 9.17 6.64 7.78 7.50 5.29

Trinidad and Tobago 48 7.18 9.17 6.79 6.11 5.63 8.24

Bulgaria 49 7.10 9.58 5.71 6.67 5.00 8.53

Romania 50 7.06 9.58 6.07 6.11 5.00 8.53

Croatia 51 7.04 9.17 6.07 6.11 5.63 8.24

Ukraine 52 6.94 9.58 5.71 5.56 5.63 8.24

Mexico 53 6.67 8.75 6.07 5.00 5.00 8.53

Argentina 54 6.63 8.75 5.00 5.56 5.63 8.24

Serbia 55 6.62 9.17 5.36 5.00 5.63 7.94

4 Democracy index THE WORLD IN 2OO7

Mongolia 56 6.60 9.17 6.07 3.89 5.63 8.24

Sri Lanka 57 6.58 6.92 5.00 5.56 7.50 7.94

Montenegro 58 6.57 9.17 5.71 5.00 5.63 7.35

Namibia 59= 6.54 4.75 4.00 6.67 8.75 8.53

Papua New Guinea 59= 6.54 7.33 6.43 4.44 6.25 8.24

Suriname 61 6.52 9.17 6.07 4.44 5.00 7.94

Moldova 62 6.50 9.17 4.29 6.11 5.00 7.94

Lesotho 63= 6.48 7.92 6.43 4.44 6.25 7.35

Philippines 63= 6.48 9.17 5.36 5.00 3.75 9.12

Indonesia 65= 6.41 6.92 7.14 5.00 6.25 6.76

Timor Leste 65= 6.41 7.00 5.57 5.00 6.25 8.24

Colombia 67 6.40 9.17 4.36 5.00 4.38 9.12

Macedonia 68 6.33 8.25 4.50 7.22 3.75 7.94

Honduras 69 6.25 8.33 6.43 4.44 5.00 7.06

El Salvador 70 6.22 9.17 5.43 3.89 4.38 8.24

Paraguay 71= 6.16 7.92 5.00 5.00 4.38 8.53

Benin 71= 6.16 6.83 6.43 3.89 6.88 6.76

Guyana 73 6.15 8.33 5.36 4.44 4.38 8.24

Dom Rep 74 6.13 9.17 4.29 3.33 5.63 8.24

Bangladesh 75= 6.11 7.42 5.07 4.44 6.25 7.35

Peru 75= 6.11 8.75 3.29 5.56 5.00 7.94

Guatemala 77 6.07 8.75 6.79 2.78 4.38 7.65

Hong Kong 78 6.03 3.50 5.71 5.00 6.25 9.71

Palestine 79 6.01 8.25 2.71 7.78 6.88 4.41

Mali 80 5.99 8.25 5.71 3.89 5.63 6.47

Malaysia 81= 5.98 6.08 5.71 4.44 7.50 6.18

Bolivia 81= 5.98 8.33 5.71 4.44 3.75 7.65

Hybrid regimes

Albania 83 5.91 7.33 5.07 4.44 5.63 7.06

Singapore 84 5.89 4.33 7.50 2.78 7.50 7.35

Madagascar 85= 5.82 5.67 5.71 5.56 6.88 5.29

Lebanon 85= 5.82 7.92 2.36 6.11 6.25 6.47

Bosnia and Hercegovina 87 5.78 8.25 3.29 4.44 5.00 7.94

Turkey 88 5.70 7.92 6.79 4.44 3.75 5.59

Nicaragua 89 5.68 8.25 5.71 3.33 3.75 7.35

Thailand 90 5.67 4.83 6.43 5.00 5.63 6.47

Fiji 91 5.66 6.50 5.21 3.33 5.00 8.24

Ecuador 92 5.64 7.83 4.29 5.00 3.13 7.94

Venezuela 93 5.42 7.00 3.64 5.56 5.00 5.88

Senegal 94 5.37 7.00 5.00 3.33 5.63 5.88

Ghana 95 5.35 7.42 4.64 4.44 4.38 5.88

Mozambique 96 5.28 5.25 5.71 4.44 6.88 4.12

Zambia 97 5.25 5.25 4.64 3.33 6.25 6.76

Liberia 98 5.22 7.75 2.14 5.00 5.63 5.59

Tanzania 99 5.18 6.00 3.93 5.06 5.63 5.29

Uganda 100 5.14 4.33 3.93 4.44 6.25 6.76

Kenya 101 5.08 4.33 4.29 5.56 6.25 5.00

Russia 102 5.02 7.00 3.21 5.56 3.75 5.59

Malawi 103 4.97 6.00 5.00 3.89 4.38 5.59

Georgia 104 4.90 7.92 1.79 3.33 5.00 6.47

Cambodia 105 4.77 5.58 6.07 2.78 5.00 4.41

Ethiopia 106 4.72 4.00 3.93 5.00 6.25 4.41

Burundi 107 4.51 4.42 3.29 3.89 6.25 4.71

Gambia 108 4.39 4.00 4.64 4.44 5.63 3.24

Haiti 109 4.19 5.58 3.64 2.78 2.50 6.47

Armenia 110 4.15 4.33 3.21 3.89 3.13 6.18

Kyrgyzstan 111 4.08 5.75 1.86 2.78 5.00 5.00

Iraq 112 4.01 4.75 0.00 5.56 5.63 4.12

Category scores

Overall I Electoral process II Functioning III Political IV Political V Civil

Rank score and pluralism of government participation culture liberties

THE WORLD IN 2OO7 Democracy index 5

Authoritarian regimes

Pakistan 113= 3.92 4.33 5.36 0.56 4.38 5.00

Jordan 113= 3.92 3.08 3.79 3.89 5.00 3.82

Comoros 115= 3.90 3.00 3.21 4.44 5.63 3.24

Morocco 115= 3.90 3.50 3.79 2.78 5.63 3.82

Egypt 115= 3.90 2.67 3.64 2.78 6.88 3.53

Rwanda 118 3.82 3.00 3.57 2.22 5.00 5.29

Burkina Faso 119 3.72 4.00 1.79 2.78 5.63 4.41

Kazakhstan 120 3.62 2.67 2.14 3.33 4.38 5.59

Sierra Leone 121 3.57 5.25 2.21 2.22 3.75 4.41

Niger 122 3.54 5.25 1.14 1.67 3.75 5.88

Bahrain 123 3.53 3.50 2.57 2.78 5.00 3.82

Cuba 124= 3.52 1.75 4.64 3.89 4.38 2.94

Nigeria 124= 3.52 3.08 1.86 4.44 4.38 3.82

Nepal 126 3.42 0.08 3.57 2.22 5.63 5.59

Côte d’Ivoire 127 3.38 1.25 2.86 3.33 5.63 3.82

Belarus 128 3.34 2.58 2.86 3.33 4.38 3.53

Azerbaijan 129 3.31 3.08 0.79 3.33 3.75 5.59

Cameroon 130 3.27 0.92 3.21 2.78 5.63 3.82

Congo Brazzaville 131 3.19 1.42 2.86 2.22 5.63 3.82

Algeria 132 3.17 2.25 2.21 2.22 5.63 3.53

Mauritania 133 3.12 1.83 4.29 2.22 3.13 4.12

Kuwait 134 3.09 1.33 4.14 1.11 5.63 3.24

Afghanistan 135= 3.06 6.17 0.00 2.22 2.50 4.41

Tunisia 135= 3.06 0.00 2.36 2.22 6.88 3.82

Yemen 137 2.98 2.67 2.71 2.78 4.38 2.35

China 138 2.97 0.00 4.64 2.78 6.25 1.18

Swaziland 139= 2.93 1.75 2.86 2.22 3.13 4.71

Iran 139= 2.93 0.08 3.57 3.89 5.63 1.47

Sudan 141 2.90 2.25 2.36 1.67 5.00 3.24

Qatar 142 2.78 0.00 3.43 1.67 5.00 3.82

Oman 143 2.77 0.00 3.07 1.67 5.00 4.12

Democratic Republic of Congo 144 2.76 4.58 0.36 2.78 3.75 2.35

Vietnam 145 2.75 0.83 4.29 2.78 4.38 1.47

Gabon 146 2.72 0.50 3.21 2.22 5.63 2.06

Bhutan 147= 2.62 0.08 4.64 1.11 3.75 3.53

Zimbabwe 147= 2.62 0.17 0.79 3.89 5.63 2.65

Tajikistan 149 2.45 1.83 0.79 2.22 6.25 1.18

UAE 150 2.42 0.00 3.07 1.11 5.00 2.94

Angola 151 2.41 0.50 2.14 1.11 5.63 2.65

Djibouti 152 2.37 2.50 1.43 0.56 5.00 2.35

Syria 153 2.36 0.00 1.79 1.67 6.88 1.47

Eritrea 154 2.31 0.00 2.14 1.11 6.25 2.06

Laos 155 2.10 0.00 3.21 1.11 5.00 1.18

Equatorial Guinea 156 2.09 0.00 2.86 1.11 5.00 1.47

Guinea 157 2.02 1.00 0.79 2.22 3.75 2.35

Guinea-Bissau 158 2.00 2.08 0.07 3.33 1.88 2.65

Saudi Arabia 159 1.92 0.00 2.36 1.11 4.38 1.76

Uzbekistan 160 1.85 0.08 0.79 2.78 5.00 0.59

Libya 161 1.84 0.00 1.64 1.11 5.00 1.47

Turkmenistan 162 1.83 0.00 0.79 2.78 5.00 0.59

Myanmar 163 1.77 0.00 1.79 0.56 5.63 0.88

Togo 164 1.75 0.00 0.79 0.56 5.63 1.76

Chad 165 1.65 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 3.24

Central Africa 166 1.61 0.42 1.43 1.67 1.88 2.65

North Korea 167 1.03 0.83 2.50 0.56 1.25 0.00

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i dont mind the rank

unless development ceases and poverty is not eradicated without govt being atrocious( like china ) and indifferent

We r a proud democracy with all the shittiest of the problems

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