We’re all a bit sick of all the election boloney but count ourselves lucky lads. Most of the World not so lucky. Don’t take our Democracy for granted: Democracy index worldwide in 2023.

by PowerfulDrive3268

37 comments

  1. Most of the western world is the same, we’re not competing with Uganda. This map is rather pointless to post unless you’re just trying to condition.
    What do you think lads?

  4. the fact that our election is so boring and that no one is believing big promises or looking for politicians to make them happy or to punish their enemies is a very good thing.

    It’s something we should cherish.

  5. Think it’s important to note that more democracy isn’t always good once you reach a certain point. Ours is in many ways not the most efficient.

  6. Where does the EU sit in the democracy index ? and does the index take global corporations into account ?

  7. It’s even better than that – we are (edit) 7th overall. There is plenty I will bitch and moan about with this country, but we routinely rank near the very top of almost every freedom index (which I love pointing out to Americans who have some mad idea they are the ‘freest in the world!!’ despite rarely getting into top 10s, and often not top 20s).

    [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Economist_Democracy_Index](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Economist_Democracy_Index)

    Don’t look at 6th. ***Don’t look at 6th!***

  9. I’m enjoying the election and that enjoyment should just about hold out another 3 days.

    We are relatively more fortunate than others, I think most points of view are given a credible representation.

  10. What’s a full democracy? Is it the amount of alternatives you can vote for for?

  11. Christ, what a load of nonsense. How is USA a flawed democracy yet Ireland is a full democracy? How is UK *less* of a full democracy than Ireland? Who makes this shit up ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|facepalm)

  12. I like to see us as an somewhat apolotical nation compared to other countries. I hope it keeps that way.

  13. Democracy is an illusion. Voting has very little impact given how little state capacity we have. Who we elect has little impact on crucial things like housing or infrastructure or the economy.

  14. The US is easy to argue. The way the electoral college works. Gerrymandering. The way voting registers can get purged in the lead up to elections. No voter ID when voting. Attacks on ballot drop-off points. Rampant misinformation. Etc.

  15. Woohoo. We get who we vote for! 🙂

    Oh noe. We get who we vote for. 🙁

  16. What 100 years of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael gets you, I suppose.

  17. I wonder what system those guys on Sentinel Island use. Democracy? Monarchy? Celestial guidance from extraterrestrials through psychedelically-enhanced communion?

  18. Can anybody explain how we have a democracy when a very large percentage of items in election manifestos are not implemented?

  19. When the same two parties can’t concoct a cosy little arrangement to get themselves into government I’ll count myself lucky.

  20. I think a democracy where jouranlists are rewarded with jobs by the politicians they are held to account should class a democracy as flawed.

  21. It’s funny, Ireland is nearly fully democratic, Vietnam is labelled Authoritarian yet I felt about 10 times more freedom living there.

  22. Thankfully it’s no where near what American politicians are like, imagine potentially having sex offenders in positions of power or gobshite Musk

  23. Yeah I was saddened by the yanks picking the Cheeto faced shitgibbon again and then I saw our election and was relieved by its civil nature.

    And relative lack of absolute insanity and people who with some exceptions won’t turn the nation into an autocratic nightmare.

  24. Democracy only works with a free press and educated voters. We have both. Something to be proud of.

  25. How many of the non democratic states have a population living with misery and shame for not owning houses like ours do?

  27. People look at me funny for saying it but our system is genuinely so so good, it doesn’t at all force or even encourage two-party domination, *we literally just keep choosing them because we want to*. There’s absolutely nothing stopping us from getting in or booting any party no matter how big or small if that’s what we want.

    The only problem we really have is turnout, besides that it doesn’t get much better than this. Just because you don’t like the result doesn’t mean the system isn’t working, we get what we vote for.

  28. Isn’t this just for liberal democracies? Doesn’t Cuba have an extremely effective participatory democratic system?

  29. We literally have a 2 party system? Don’t give me this “uhhhnno we have like 10 parties”. We have a 2 party system too. FFFG are always guaranteed to be government. Voting here is far less important or influential than US elections

  34. The comments on that post are hilarious. So many tankies and far right twats who are utterly determined to claim Canada the EU etc.. arent really free countries.

  35. Source: the UK (currently occupying Northern Ireland and global exporter of genocide)

  36. I’ve been impressed with this election that it’s very issues based. That’s almost gone from elections in the UK and completely gone from the US. Even more contentious issues like immigration and welfare are still mostly being addressed through the lens of government accountability, rather than attacking groups of people. (I am aware there is a fringe far right to be nervous about).

    Our politics is stagnant and our political class is lacking accountability. Those are real concerns for sure, but at least those are the issues we are focused on instead of having to listen to relentless shrieking about trans people or asylum seekers. I appreciate that.

  37. …but Im the bad guy for pointing out the world is a bit of a shithole.

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