A democracy is a form of government where the citizens of the nation have the power to vote. Different types of democracies exist, a direct or pure democracy is when the citizens form a governing body and vote directly on issues. A constitutional democracy limits the powers of government through the nation’s constitution.

        The Democracy Index

Compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit. The index measures countries on five different scales; electoral process and pluralism, functioning of government, political participation, political culture, and civil liberties. Each country was given a score between 0 and 10 in each of the five categories, which was then averaged for an overall score

A number of nations are considered to be the most democratic in the world, they usually have a score of 9-10. While some are classified as “flawed democracies, as there are flaws in aspects like level of participation or an underdeveloped political culture.

Following is a list of democratic nations along with their scores and capitals;