SG ranked 75th on democracy index out of 165 independent states

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Singapore is a flawed democracy

Meanwhile, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has released its 2014 Democracy Index, stating that Singapore is a “flawed democracy” [Link].

Singapore, with a score of 6.03, is currently ranked 75th on the index out of 165 independent states and 2 territories:

In comparison, Indonesia and Philippines are at 49th and 53rd spot, respectively.

The EIU also highlighted the notable trend of a growing level of engagement in politics in Asia, including more prominent protests in countries “ranging from supposedly apathetic Singapore through to more active democracies, such as India and Taiwan”.

“In Singapore, this shift has been enough to lift the country from the status of hybrid regime to flawed democracy,” the report added.

The EIU said the index, a snapshot on the state of democracy worldwide, was based on ratings for 60 indicators grouped into five categories: Electoral process and pluralism, civil liberties, the functioning of government, political participation and political culture.

Based on scores within the five categories, rankings are then assigned according to four types of regimes: Full democracies (8 to 10), flawed democracies (6 to 7.9), hybrid regimes (4 to 5.9), and authoritarian regimes (below 4).

Fifty-two countries are considered flawed democracies, 52 are authoritarian regimes and 39 hybrid regimes. Only 24 nations were categorised as full democracies.

Topping the Democracy Index is Norway, followed by Sweden, Iceland, New Zealand and Denmark in the top five.

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