Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After the most election-heavy year in recent history, democracy has hit a record low around the world, according to a new study.

Democracies often have fewer murders per capita than other countries, but they are often also wealthier than countries with other forms of government. So, are the lower murder rates due to democracy ...

The overall global Democracy Index score has fallen from 5.52 in 2006 to an historic low of 5.17 in 2024, when 130 countries of the total 167 covered by the index either registered a decline in their ...

The most democratic countries in the world are great examples of what a true democratic system should be like. It is not about electoral processes but the inclusivity of citizens, gender equality, ...

A new global democracy report finds the U.S. at its lowest level of democratic performance in the 50 years it has been measured.

Why do people living in democratic countries vote for political candidates who openly violate democratic standards? A new study by a University of Notre Dame researcher has found that diverse ...

2024 was a big year for elections. More than 70 national elections were held throughout the world, affecting more than half of the world’s population. Among the countries holding elections were some ...

There were more autocracies than democracies around the world last year, an analysis shows. The number of people living in “autocratizing” countries comprises 40% of the world’s population. President ...

It is common to talk about democracy as a certain type of political regime — namely, as a way of organizing the state with specific operating rules, including multiple institutions, commissions and ...

Most think social media leads to manipulation and division, but they also say it informs people and gives them a voice in ...

In his new book Democratic Drain: Global Migration and the Struggle for Democracy, political scientist Justin Gest proposes that migration has negative consequences for the governance of countries of ...