International Political System Comparative Database
Government & Civic Records
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Analysing democratic progress worldwide requires a nuanced look at political systems and civil liberties over time. By tracking governance across a seventeen-year period, these records offer a detailed view of how nations shift along a democratic spectrum. Scores are calculated based on expert assessments and a rigorous methodology, providing a metric that ranges from 0.32 to 9.93 to represent the strength of democratic practices. This information serves as a vital resource for understanding global political trends and the stability of various regimes between 2006 and 2023.
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- Entity: The name of the specific country or territory being observed.
- Code: The ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 international country code.
- Year: The calendar year of the observation, covering the period from 2006 to 2023.
- Democracy score: A composite index score ranging from 0 to 10, reflecting various aspects of democratic governance.
Distribution
The information is delivered in a CSV file titled
democracy-index-eiu.csv with a file size of 63.77 kB. It contains 2,765 valid records across four columns, maintaining high integrity with no missing values for country names or years. The resource holds a perfect usability score of 10.00.Usage
This collection is ideal for performing longitudinal studies on global democratic development and conducting comparative analyses of political systems. Researchers can utilise the annual scores to create temporal visualisations of governance shifts or to support policy research regarding civil liberties. It also serves as a foundational dataset for academic enquiries in political science and international relations.
Coverage
The scope is global, encompassing 174 unique countries and territories across all major world regions. Temporally, the archive provides a 17-year view from 2006 to 2023. While the majority of the data is complete, a small percentage of country codes (approximately 3%) are missing, though the primary entity names are 100% valid.
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CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
Political analysts can leverage the index to monitor shifts in national governance and civil rights. Data scientists may use the time-series records to build predictive models or perform cluster analysis on political stability. Additionally, academic researchers and students can employ the structured format to investigate the historical evolution of democratic practices across different income groups and regions.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Global Democracy Index: 17-Year Political Trend Archive
- EIU Worldwide Democratic Scores (2006–2023)
- Historical Governance and Civil Liberties Registry
- International Political System Comparative Database
- The Evolution of Global Democracy Index Scores
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Original Data Source: International Political System Comparative Database
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