The Global State of Democracy Report, 2021

The Global State of Democracy Report, 2021

Part of: Prelims and GS II – Polity 

Context The Global State of Democracy Report, 2021 was released. 

• Released by: International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance

Key findings of the report 

• The number of countries moving towards authoritarianism in 2020 was higher than that of countries going towards democracy.
• Democratically elected Governments are increasingly adopting authoritarian tactics.
• Brazil and India were highlighted as “some of the most worrying examples of backsliding”. 
  • India remained in the category of a mid-level performing democracy.
• The pandemic has thus had a particularly damaging effect on non-democratic countries.