autismdragon [he/him, they/them] to the_dunk_tank • edit-210 months agoThese "democracy maps" are always incredible. Cuba less democratic than Ukraine?imagemessage-square110 fedilinkarrow-up1157
arrow-up1157imageThese "democracy maps" are always incredible. Cuba less democratic than Ukraine?autismdragon [he/him, they/them] to the_dunk_tank • edit-210 months agomessage-square110 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareBodyBySisyphus [he/him]hexbear28·10 months ago ...the Democracy Index produces a weighted average based on the answers to 60 questions, each one with either two or three permitted answers. Most answers are experts' assessments. Some answers are provided by public-opinion surveys from the respective countries. In the case of countries for which survey results are missing, survey results for similar countries and expert assessments are used in order to fill in gaps. Literally "We went down to the pub and here's what five regulars told us" the survey. link
minus-squareAdkml [he/him]hexbear18·10 months agoAt least a few of those 60 questions seem to be "how often do you vote with the US at UN assemblies" because that's the only way some of these scores make sense link
Literally "We went down to the pub and here's what five regulars told us" the survey.
At least a few of those 60 questions seem to be "how often do you vote with the US at UN assemblies" because that's the only way some of these scores make sense