Armenia ranking 114th in Democracy Index 2012

Armenia ranking 114th in Democracy Index 2012

NEWS.AM
March 23, 2013 | 20:11

Armenia is ranks 114th in Democracy Index 2012 issued by The Economist
Intelligence Unit. The report reflects measures state of democracy in
167 states as of December 2012.

All the countries are listed in five categories: full democracies,
flawed democracies, hybrid regimes and authoritarian regimes. Armenia,
having 4.9 score, is named a country with hybrid regime.

`In 2012 global democracy was at a standstill in the sense that there
was neither significant progress nor regression in democracy in that
year,’ the report says.

The most democratic country is Norway. Top ten includes Sweden,
Iceland, Denmark, New Zealand, Australia, Switzerland, Finland and the
Netherlands.

As to regional neighbors, Turkey is listed among hybrid regimes, while
Iran and Azerbaijan are named authoritarian regimes.