Armenian authorities` democratic aspirations not yielded the desired  results - the country  among the hybrid regimes in the 2024 Democracy  Index

ArmInfo. The democratic aspirations of the Armenian authorities have not yielded the desired  results, as evidenced by the  2024 Democracy Index recently  publishedr by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

The EIU, the research and analytical division of the Economist Group, offers  forecasting and advisory services through country research and  analysis, five-year economic forecasts, country risk reports and  industry reports.

In the study, that analyzed 167 countries, the countries were  categorized into four types of political regimes: full democracy,  imperfect democracy, hybrid regime and authoritarian regime. These  types were determined by an overall score ranging from 0 to 10 (10 =  best). Countries scoring between 9.0-10.0, 8.0- 9.0 were considered  full democracies. Countries scoring between 7.0-8.0 and 6.0-7.0 were  classified as- imperfect democracies. Those between 5.0-6.0 and  4.0-5.0 were labeled as hybrid regimes, while countries scoring  3.0-4.0 and 2.0-3.0 0-2.0 were categorized as authoritarian regimes.

Thus, according to the report, Armenia is among  countries with a  hybrid regime, ranking 82nd  between Fiji and Madagascar with 5.35  points. Despite a regression in democracy, compared to last year's  5.63 points, Armenia still demonstrates the best indicators among  regional countries. Neighboring Georgia and Turkey also have hybrid  regimes, scoring 4.70 points (94th place) and 4.26 points ( 103rd  place), respectively. The rest of Armenia's neighbors are among the  authoritarian regimes, with Azerbaijan at 2.80 points (126th place),  and Iran at 1.96 points (154th place).  Armenia's ally, Russia, has  2.03 points (150 place). 

At the same time, it is noted that in the "Electoral process and  pluralism" section, Armenia has 7.92 points, in the "Efficiency of  public administration" section - 4.29 points, in the "Participation  in political life" section - 6.11 points, in the "Political culture"  section - 3.13 points and in "Civil liberties" - 5.29 points.