Signal Korea fell from 23rd (full democracy) in 2020 to 32nd (flawed democracy) in 2024 in the EIU Democracy Index

Summary

The plan cites the Economist Intelligence Unit Democracy Index to show a deterioration in Korea's international democratic standing. Korea ranked 23rd in 2020 and was classified as a full democracy, but by 2024 it had fallen to 32nd and was classified as a flawed democracy. The plan states that Korea is increasingly classified as a country undergoing autocratisation. It attributes this to low evaluations in areas such as participation and deliberation, freedom of expression and political culture. An accompanying table breaks the index into electoral process and pluralism, functioning of government, political participation, political culture and civil liberties for 2020 and 2024.