Belief in Democracy
Specific Measure
Support for a democratic political system versus other systems, such as rule by experts, armies, or authoritarian leaders who ignore elected legislative leaders.
(Source: Authors' analysis of World Values Survey).
How does the US rank globally?
- Specific Measure: (Same as above.)
(Source: Same as above).
- Percentage of countries the US outperforms: 33% (out of 30 countries)
- International Rank Trend: Improving
National Trend Worsening
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