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 ...

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.

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

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The health of America’s democracy declined in 2025, according to new evaluations from organizations that have long tracked how well democracies around the world are working. Source: Pew Research ...

In 2026, 64% of Americans say social media is harming their democracy, and attitudes in many other countries are ...

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 ...

In recent months, skepticism about the appeal of freedom has given way to a new belief: that democratic revolution is now possible, even inevitable, in places such as Lebanon, Iran, Syria and ...

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 ...