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(See its website http://democracyranking.org).

The Democracy Ranking 2014 compared 112 countries - democracies and "semi-democracies" - over the past five years using more than 40 indicators and scales ranging from 1-100. The quality of democracy was judged to have progressed worldwide, on average 1.3 score points per country.

The top 10 countries in 2012-2013 were: Norway (87.8), Switzerland (85.9), Sweden (85.8), Finland (85.5), Denmark (84.8), the Netherlands (82.6), New Zealand (81.3), Germany (81.0), Ireland (80.1), and Belgium (79.8). The Nordic countries and Switzerland rank top in world comparison.

The United States was ranked at 16, with improved scores from 76.7 to 76.9, with gains in all dimensions, but smaller losses in politics. Further, progress in the quality of democracy consolidated by tendency in the member countries of the European Union.

South America realised levels of quality of democracy comparable to eastern-central and southern Europe. Hong Kong (SAR, China) ranked higher on quality of democracy in Asia.

Thailand was judged to have made the ninth |highest progress in terms of its democracy, prior to the coup on May 22.

The highest relative democracy progress was achieved in Tunisia (+14.4), Niger (+8.1), Cote d'Ivoire (+6.4), Guinea (+6.0), Senegal (+5.1), Egypt (+4.8), Georgia (+4.8), Zambia (+4.3), Thailand (+3.9), and Kenya (+3.7).

Of the "Arab Spring" countries, prospects for democracy were rated the best in Tunisia. Tunisia stabilised its path toward more democracy.

A "dynamic momentum of relative progress of quality of democracy" was also said to have been achieved by countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, where improvements were also noted in development of society.

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