| 0.900–1.000 0.800–0.899 0.700–0.799 0.600–0.699 | 0.500–0.599 0.400–0.499 0.300–0.399 0.200–0.299 | 0.100–0.199 0.000–0.099 No data |
The Democracy in the Americas can be compared[1] according to the different definitions of democracy.[2] The V-Dem Democracy indices considers the Americas with the highest democracy scores in 2023 as Argentina, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Uruguay, USA and Jamaica and countries with lowest democracy scores as Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela.[3] Democratic backsliding can be observed in parts of the Americas.[4][5] Democratization is reported by V-Dem Democracy Report 2024 in Brazil, Dominican Republic, Honduras and Bolivia.[3]
- ^ Geissel, Brigitte; Kneuer, Marianne; Lauth, Hans-Joachim (2016). "Measuring the quality of democracy: Introduction". International Political Science Review. 37 (5). Sage Publications: 571–579. doi:10.1177/0192512116669141. ISSN 0192-5121. JSTOR 26556872. S2CID 151808737. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ Greenwood, Shannon (2022-12-06). "Appendix A: Classifying democracies". Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes Project. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ^ a b Democracy Report 2024, Varieties of Democracy
- ^ Hellinger, Daniel C. (2020). Comparative Politics of Latin America. doi:10.4324/9781003021865. ISBN 978-1-003-02186-5.
- ^ Democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Compilation of Selected Indices, Carla Y. Davis-Castro, Congressional Research Service, accessed 2023