A map graph showing the 62 countries that are autocratizing and democratizing in 2025. There are 44 autocratizing countries, while only 18 countries are democratizing. Autocratizing countries can be found in all parts of the world, including North America and Western Europe. The map graph also shows that there are many large countries autocratizing, such as the USA and India, while most countries democratizing are small, with the exception of Brazil, Poland and Thailand.
#DR2026: In 2025, a total of 62 countries are in episodes of regime transformation – autocratizing (red) or democratizing (blue), according to the Episodes of Regime Transformation (ERT) methodology. The color intensity shows the magnitude of the change. Gray = no significant change.
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