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                                                                INTRODUCTION





Electoral Democracies lists all independent countries according to their

system of change of government through the electoral system.

We have three categories:

-Electoral Democracy: Countries which government can be changed by the people

through elections.

-Pseudo Democracy: Countries which on paper have a democratic system,

but which authoritarian government doesn't allow free and fair elections

and the chance to change the rulers by the people.

-Dictatorship: Countries with one party elections or no elections at all (see below the table COUNTRIES WITHOUT ELECTIONS)



Please keep in mind that Electoral Democracies doesn't necessarly mean that

a country doesn't violate human rights nor is including the low-level municipal

elections, it is just the capacity to have the government changed by the people.

For the political freedoms and the civil rights ratings visit the site

FREEDOM IN THE WORLD 

Also, keep in mind that the list COUNTRIES WITHOUT ELECTIONS (see table below)

includes only the countries with no elections at all,

not the countries

with not democratic elections.

In the second part of the page, you will find similar a classification

for the related no independent territories.

Last update: 10/04/08: 


                



                     PART I -INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES





COUNTRY              STATUS





    

AFGHANISTAN            PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

ALBANIA                ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

ALGERIA                PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

ANDORRA                ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

ANGOLA                 DICTATORSHIP-TRANSITION

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA    ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

ARGENTINA              ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

ARMENIA                PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

AUSTRALIA              ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

AUSTRIA                ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

AZERBAIJAN             PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

BAHAMAS                ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

BAHRAIN                PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

BANGLADESH             DICTATORSHIP-TRANSITION

BARBADOS               ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

BELARUS                PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

BELGIUM                ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

BELIZE                 ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

BENIN                  ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

BHUTAN                 PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

BOLIVIA                ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOV.   PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

BOTSWANA               ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

BRAZIL                 ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

BRUNEI                 DICTATORSHIP

BULGARIA               ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

BURKINA FASO           PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

BURUNDI                PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

CAMBODIA               PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

CAMEROON               PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

CANADA                 ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

CAPE VERDE             ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

CENTRAL AFRICAN REP.   PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

CHAD                   PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

CHILE                  ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

CHINA                  DICTATORSHIP

COLOMBIA               ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

COMOROS                ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

CONGO BRAZZAVILLE      PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

CONGO KINSHASA         PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

COSTA RICA             ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

COTE D'IVOIRE          DICTATORSHIP-TRANSITION

CROATIA                ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

CUBA                   DICTATORSHIP

CYPRUS                 ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

CZECH REPUBLIC         ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

DENMARK                ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

DJIBOUTI               PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

DOMINICA               ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC     ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

ECUADOR                ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

EGYPT                  PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

EL SALVADOR            ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

EQUATORIAL GUINEA      DICTATORSHIP

ERITREA                DICTATORSHIP

ESTONIA                ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

ETHIOPIA               PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

FIJI                   DICTATORSHIP

FINLAND                ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

FRANCE                 ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

GABON                  PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

GAMBIA                 PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

GEORGIA                ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

GERMANY                ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

GHANA                  ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

GREECE                 ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

GRENADA                ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

GUATEMALA              ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

GUINEA                 PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

GUINEA BISSAU          ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

GUYANA                 ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

HAITI                  PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

HONDURAS               ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

HUNGARY                ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

ICELAND                ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

INDIA                  ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

INDONESIA              ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

IRAN                   PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

IRAQ                   PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

IRELAND                ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

ISRAEL                 ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

ITALY                  ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

JAMAICA                ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

JAPAN                  ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

JORDAN                 PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

KAZAKHSTAN             PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

KENYA                  PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

KIRIBATI               ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

KUWAIT                 ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

KYRGYZSTAN             PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

LAOS                   DICTATORSHIP

LATVIA                 ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

LEBANON                PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

LESOTHO                ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

LIBERIA                ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

LIBYA                  DICTATORSHIP

LIECHTENSTEIN          ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

LITHUANIA              ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

LUXEMBOURG             ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

MACEDONIA              ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

MADAGASCAR             ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

MALAWI                 ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

MALAYSIA               PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

MALDIVES               PSEUDO DEMOCRACY  

MALI                   ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

MALTA                  ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

MARSHALL ISLANDS       ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

MAURITANIA             ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

MAURITIUS              ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

MEXICO                 ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

MICRONESIA             ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

MOLDOVA                ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

MONACO                 ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

MONGOLIA               ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

MONTENEGRO             ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

MOROCCO                PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

MOZAMBIQUE             PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

MYANMAR                DICTATORSHIP

NAMIBIA                ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

NAURU                  ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

NEPAL                  PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

NETHERLANDS            ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

NEW ZEALAND            ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

NICARAGUA              ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

NIGER                  ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

NIGERIA                PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

NORTH KOREA            DICTATORSHIP

NORWAY                 ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

OMAN                   DICTATORSHIP

PAKISTAN               ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

PALAU                  ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

PANAMA                 ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

PAPUA NEW GUINEA       ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

PARAGUAY               ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

PERU                   ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

PHILIPPINES            PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

POLAND                 ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

PORTUGAL               ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

QATAR                  DICTATORSHIP

ROMANIA                ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

RUSSIA                 PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

RWANDA                 PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS  ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

SAINT LUCIA            ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

SAINT VINCENT/GRENAD.  ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

SAMOA                  ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

SAN MARINO             ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE  ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

SAUDI ARABIA           DICTATORSHIP

SENEGAL                ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

SERBIA                 ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

SEYCHELLES             PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

SIERRA LEONE           ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

SINGAPORE              PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

SLOVAKIA               ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

SLOVENIA               ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

SOLOMON ISLANDS        ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

SOMALIA                DICTATORSHIP-ANARCHY

SOUTH AFRICA           ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

SOUTH KOREA            ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

SPAIN                  ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

SRI LANKA              ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

SUDAN                  DICTATORSHIP

SURINAME               ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

SWAZILAND              DICTATORSHIP

SWEDEN                 ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

SWITZERLAND            ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

SYRIA                  DICTATORSHIP

TAIWAN                 ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

TAJIKISTAN             PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

TANZANIA               PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

THAILAND               ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

TIMOR LESTE            ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

TOGO                   PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

TONGA                  PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO    ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

TUNISIA                DICTATORSHIP

TURKEY                 ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

TURKMENISTAN           DICTATORSHIP

TUVALU                 ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

UGANDA                 PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

UKRAINE                ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES   DICTATORSHIP

UNITED KINGDOM         ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

UNITED STATES          ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

URUGUAY                ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

UZBEKISTAN             DICTATORSHIP

VANUATU                ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

VATICAN CITY                   NA

VENEZUELA              PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

VIETNAM                DICTATORSHIP

YEMEN                  PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

ZAMBIA                 PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

ZIMBABWE               PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

COUNTRIES WITHOUT ELECTIONS

ANGOLA

BANGLADESH

BRUNEI

COTE D'IVOIRE

FIJI

LIBYA

MYANMAR

OMAN *

QATAR *

SAUDI ARABIA *

SOMALIA

SUDAN

VATICAN CITY

* Elections are held at local levels (regional, municipal, mayoral, local council, ...). 






                       PART II -RELATED TERRITORIES



TERRITORY              STATUS





    

PUERTO RICO (USA)        ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

US VIRGIN ISLANDS (USA)  ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

GUAM (USA)               ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

NORTHERN MARIANAS (USA)  ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

AMERICAN SAMOA (USA)     ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

SAINT HELENA (UK)        ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

BERMUDAS (UK)            ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

CAYMAN ISLANDS (UK)      ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

UK VIRGIN ISLANDS (UK)   ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

FALKLAND ISLANDS (UK)    ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

TURKS AND CAICOS (UK)    ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

ANGUILLA (UK)            ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

MONTSERRAT (UK)          ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

PITCAIRN (UK)            ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

CHANNEL ISLANDS (UK)     ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

ISLE OF MAN (UK)         ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

GIBRALTAR (UK)           ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

REUNION (FRANCE)         ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

MAYOTTE (FRANCE)         ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

SAINT PIERRE /M.(FRANCE) ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

MARTINIQUE (FRANCE)      ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

GUADELOUPE (FRANCE)      ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

SAINT MARTIN (FRANCE)    ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

SAINT BARTHELEMY (FRANCE)ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

FRENCH GUIANA (FRANCE)   ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

FRENCH POLYNESIA (FRANCE)ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

NEW CALEDONIA (FRANCE)   ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

WALLIS / FUTUNA (FRANCE) PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

CEUTA AND MELILLA (SPAIN)ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

CANARY ISLANDS (SPAIN)   ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

MADEIRA (PORTUGAL)       ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

AZORES (PORTUGAL)        ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

ARUBA (NETHERLANDS)      ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

CURACAO (NETHERLANDS)    ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

BONAIRE (NETHERLANDS)    ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

ST MARTEEN (NETHERLANDS) ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

ST EUSTATIUS(NETHERLANDS)ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

SABA (NETHERLANDS)       ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

GREENLAND (DENMARK)      ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

FAROE IS. (DENMARK)      ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

ALAND (FINLAND)          ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

SVALBARD (NORWAY)        ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

NORTHERN CYPRUS (CYPRUS) ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

KOSOVO (UN/SERBIA)       PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

TRANSNISTRIA (MOLDOVA)   PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

ABKHAZIA (GEORGIA)       PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

SOUTH OSSETIA (GEORGIA)  PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

NAGORNO KARABAKH (AZERB.)PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

PALESTINE (ISRAEL)       PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

WESTERN SAHARA (MOROCCO) DICTATORSHIP

SOMALILAND (SOMALIA)     PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

HONG KONG (CHINA)        PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

MACAO (CHINA)            PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

NORFOLK IS. (AUSTRALIA0  ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

CHRISTMAS IS. (AUSTRALIA)ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

COCOS ISLANDS (AUSTRALIA)ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

TOKELAU (NEW ZEALAND)    ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

NIUE (NEW ZEALAND)       ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

COOK IS. (NEW ZEALAND)   ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

BOUGAINVILLE (PAPUA N.G.)PSEUDO DEMOCRACY

TERRITORIES WITHOUT ELECTIONS

WESTERN SAHARA