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Norway achieved the highest score, 9.81, in the 2020 Democracy Index released by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). This means Norway is the most democratic country in the world.
Next, Iceland ranked second with a score of 9.37. Sweden, New Zealand, Canada, and Finland each received scores around 9.2 points, while Denmark scored 9.15 and Ireland 9.05. Australia and the Netherlands had the same score, 8.96.
Almost all ten of these countries achieved perfect scores on one or more of the five indicators used. These indicators are electoral process and pluralism, government functioning, political participation, political culture, and civil liberties.
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