by Martin Armstrong, 作者：马丁-阿姆斯特朗 2023 年 2 月 17 日 Global megatrends 全球大趋势
The Economist Democracy Index rates countries on the state of their governing system each year. In the latest published edition, corresponding to the year 2022, only 24 countries in the world have been rated as 'full democracies', representing 8% of the world's population. This category includes all Scandinavian countries, several Western European nations, as well as Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Mauritius, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan and Latin American countries Uruguay, Costa Rica and Chile.
《经济学人》民主指数每年都会对各国的治理体系状况进行评级。在最新公布的 2022 年版本中，全世界只有 24 个国家被评为 "完全民主国家"，占世界人口的 8%。这类国家包括所有斯堪的纳维亚国家、几个西欧国家、加拿大、新西兰、澳大利亚、毛里求斯、韩国、台湾、日本以及拉丁美洲国家乌拉圭、哥斯达黎加和智利。
With an overall average score of 5.29 out of 10, almost the same as the previous year (5.28), the index shows a worldwide stagnation that experts did not expect, as it had been projected that after the pandemic more nations would find democratic stability. It is estimated that 37% of the world's population lives under authoritarian rule (59 of the 167 countries and territories analyzed).
该指数的总平均分为 5.29 分（满分 10 分），与前一年（5.28 分）几乎持平，显示出世界范围内的停滞不前，这是专家们始料未及的。据估计，37%的世界人口生活在专制统治之下（在分析的 167 个国家和地区中占 59 个）。
Russia recorded the largest democratic decline of all countries in the world, falling 22 places from the previous ranking to 146th. Globally, the three worst-rated countries are Afghanistan, Myanmar and North Korea. At the other extreme, Norway, New Zealand and Iceland are ranked as the most democratic countries in the world.
在世界所有国家中，俄罗斯的民主程度下降幅度最大，比上次排名下降了 22 位，降至第 146 位。全球排名最差的三个国家是阿富汗、缅甸和朝鲜。在另一个极端，挪威、新西兰和冰岛被评为世界上最民主的国家。
**DESCRIPTION 说明：**This chart shows countries around the world as rated on the democracy index.本图显示了世界各国的民主指数。
