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This is an archived USAID document retained on this web site as a matter of public record.

Promoting democratic governance

Figure 1

Electoral democracies more prevalent
Proportion of electoral democracies (%) FIGURE 1
1974 39 of 142 countries
198766 of 164
2001 121 of 192

Note: Data for 2001 are for the end of the calendar year, from the Freedom House survey for that year. Data for 1974 reflect Larry Diamond’s estimate of the number of democracies in April 1974, at the inception of the third wave. Data for 1987 are also his estimate.

Source: Freedom House 2002.

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Last Updated on: October 07, 2009