Africa has only 9 democratic countries

According to the Democracy Index 2016 Africa has only one “full democracy”, 8 “flawed democracies”, 14 “hybrid” regimes and 27 authoritarian. Four indicators are considered for the classification: electoral process and pluralism; functioning of government; political participation; political culture and civic liberties.   

I decided to share this classification so that anyone can understand who is who in Africa. For more details, read the original classification here.

Full democracy

1.       Mauritius

Flawed democracies

2.       Cape Verde

3.       Botswana

4.       South Africa

5.       Ghana

6.       Lesotho

7.       Tunisia

8.       Namibia

9.       Senegal

Hybrid regimes 

10.   Zambia  

11.   Tanzania

12.   Mali

13.   Benin

14.   Malawi

15.   Kenya  

16.   Liberia  

17.   Uganda

18.   Madagascar  

19.   Morocco  

20.   Burkina Faso

21.   Sierra Leone

22.   Nigeria

23.   Mozambique  

Authoritarian

24.   Mauritania

25.   Niger

26.   Cote d’Ivoire

27.   Gabon

28.   Comoros

29.   Ethiopia

30.   Algeria

31.   Cameroon

32.   Angola

33.   Togo

34.   Egypt

35.   Guinea

36.   Rwanda  

37.   Zimbabwe

38.   Swaziland

39.   Congo Brazzaville

40.   Gambia

41.   Djibouti

42.   Burundi

43.   Soudan

44.   Eritrea

45.   Libya

46.   Gunea-Bissau

47.   Democratic Republic of Congo

48.   Equatorial Guinea

49.   Central African Republic

50.   Chad