Question – Consider the following statements related to ‘Democracy Index’ 2020 released by ‘Economic Intelligence Unit’ on 2 February 2021-
(i) Iceland has topped the index.
(ii) India is ranked 53 in this index.
(iii) North Korea has got the lowest position in this index.
Which of the statements given above is / are correct?
(a) Only (i)
(b) Only (ii)
(c) Only (ii) and (iii)
(d) All of the above
Answer – (c)
Related facts
- On 2 February 2021, the ‘Democracy Index’, 2020 was released by the Economic Intelligence Unit of Britain’s Media Institute ‘The Economist’ Group.
- This index has been prepared on the basis of 5 parameters from groups of 60 indicators in 165 independent countries and 2 territories.
- The top 5 ranking countries in this index are as follows:
(i) Norway (score -9.81)
(ii) Iceland (Score-9.37)
(iii) Sweden (score-9.26)
(iv) New Zealand (Score-9.25)
(v) Canada (score -9.24)
- The countries achieving the lowest 5 positions in this index are as follows:
(i) North Korea (167th place)
(ii) Congo (166th place)
(iii) Central African Republic (165th place)
(iv) Syria (164th place)
(v) Chad (163rd place)
- India is ranked 53rd in this index with a score of 6.61.
- Whereas last year India was ranked 51 in this index.
- In this index, India is placed in the category of flawed democracy.
- Among India’s neighbors, Sri Lanka is ranked 68th, Bangladesh 76th, Nepal 92nd, Pakistan 105th and China 151st.
- Among other major countries of the world, the UK was 16th, Japan 21st, USA 25th and Germany 14th.
Link:
https://www.eiu.com/n/campaigns/democracy-index-2020/#mktoForm_anchor