Five highly democratic countries and five highly nondemocratic countries in the world. Compare these countries and identify common characteristics of the more democratic countries as well as characteristics shared by the less democratic ones.

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According to the Economist, the five most democratic countries (2017) are listed as Norway, New Zealand, Iceland, Sweden, and Denmark.

The five least democratic countries are North Korea, Syria, Chad, the Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

You can easily find the information on how these countries were ranked on the World Economic Forum website.