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France isn't a "true democracy"
- chestnut-tree 12y agoOne always has to take these surveys with a pinch of salt. What is presented as a series of scores and statistics on paper can feel far from the reality of people's experience living in these countries. But equally, these surveys can also challenge our undertsanding of topics and at least make us think a little deeper about our beliefs. Anyway, for those who don't want to download the Economist report, here is the list of countries ranked as "full democracies" by the Economist Intelligence Unit: 1 Norway 2 Sweden 3 Iceland 4 Denmark 5 New Zealand 6 Australia 7 Switzerland 8 Canada 9 Finland 10 Luxembourg 11 Netherlands 12 Ireland 13 Austria 14 United Kingdom 15 Germany 16 Malta =17 Uruguay =17 Mauritius 19 USA 20 Japan =21 Czech Republic =21 South Korea 23 Belgium 24 Spain