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#GlobalDemocracyIndex: Hong Kong Ranks 87 out of 167 Places
The Economist Intelligence Unit (#EIU) published its latest Global Democracy Index 2020 on 3 February, 2021. The Index measures the state of democracy in 167 countries.
Norway topped the Index with Iceland, Sweden, New Zealand and Canada making up the top five.
Taiwan ranked the highest among Asian countries at the 11th place while China was ranked 151.
"With the imposition of the National Security Law and the postponement of the Legislative Council election, Hong Kong’s score slipped rapidly for the second year to 5.57, the lowest since the launch of the index in 2006. In terms of rate of decline, it accounted the second largest in the Asia-Pacific region, after Myanmar,” the EIU said.
Hong Kong was previously classified as a “flawed democracy” for eight years along with countries such as the U.S., France, Belgium and Brazil. In its latest report in 2020, the EIU moved Hong Kong into “hybrid regimes” as its ranking slumped by 12 places to 87.
The city’s ranking is lower than many Asia-Pacific countries like Bangladesh, Thailand, and the Philippines.
[Editor's Notes:
Out of 167 countries, the Democracy Index classifies 23 countries as "full democracies", 52 as "flawed democracies", 35 as "hybrid regimes" and 57 as "authoritarian regimes".]
Source: Apple Daily, #Feb3
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20210203/65OFFTD7HJEWBDF7WT55M244HU/
#Index #Democracy
#GlobalDemocracyIndex: Hong Kong Ranks 87 out of 167 Places
The Economist Intelligence Unit (#EIU) published its latest Global Democracy Index 2020 on 3 February, 2021. The Index measures the state of democracy in 167 countries.
Norway topped the Index with Iceland, Sweden, New Zealand and Canada making up the top five.
Taiwan ranked the highest among Asian countries at the 11th place while China was ranked 151.
"With the imposition of the National Security Law and the postponement of the Legislative Council election, Hong Kong’s score slipped rapidly for the second year to 5.57, the lowest since the launch of the index in 2006. In terms of rate of decline, it accounted the second largest in the Asia-Pacific region, after Myanmar,” the EIU said.
Hong Kong was previously classified as a “flawed democracy” for eight years along with countries such as the U.S., France, Belgium and Brazil. In its latest report in 2020, the EIU moved Hong Kong into “hybrid regimes” as its ranking slumped by 12 places to 87.
The city’s ranking is lower than many Asia-Pacific countries like Bangladesh, Thailand, and the Philippines.
[Editor's Notes:
Out of 167 countries, the Democracy Index classifies 23 countries as "full democracies", 52 as "flawed democracies", 35 as "hybrid regimes" and 57 as "authoritarian regimes".]
Source: Apple Daily, #Feb3
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20210203/65OFFTD7HJEWBDF7WT55M244HU/
#Index #Democracy