[[File:Economist Intelligence Unit Democracy indexIndex 2017.svg|thumb|upright=4.5|center|Il [[Democracy index]] (Indicatore di Democrazia) dall'[[Economist Intelligence Unit]], 20162017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pages.eiu.com/rs/753-RIQ-438/images/Democracy_Index_2017.pdf?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWkRKbU1HWmxNVEUwTW1FdyIsInQiOiJPdlltVFV0blFRQzZNVERCZHhVeitZRElmUGplOHh3NWs1d2wzVzdRS1JvNU1kVmUxQVRESU9LbEVSOVwvR1F4aG1PV1NlS0ZZcng4NzBcLzVNZ09JOUxiZU5TTEVPekVHayttOTRqQkQ5TkNzWGNtRlowQTZ0UzlUK0pDdm9PVGlcLyJ9|title=Democracy Index 2017 - Economist Intelligence Unit|last=|first=|date=|website=EIU.com|access-date=17 February 2018}}</ref> Il blu rappresenta i paesi più democratici, il rosso rappresenta gli [[stato autoritario|stati autoritari]], mentre il rosso scuro rappresenta le [[totalitarismo|dittature totalitarie]].]]