Everyday Democracy Index

What are the most democratic countries in Europe? To find out, we developed The Everyday Democracy Index (EDI). Here you can explore our approach, take it apart, and put it back together the way you think it should be done. When you’ve finished, you can tell us what you did.

How to use the site

  1. The colours of the map reflect countries’ combined scores on the EDI. They will respond to any changes you make to how the index is calculated.
  2. Adjust the sliders to reflect how relatively important you think each of the dimensions of Everyday Democracy is.
  3. Click on Detailed view to choose which indicators you want to include as part of each dimension.
  4. Clicking on a country after adjusting the sliders will give you a more detailed breakdown of a country's ranking.
  5. If you like, click Send to Demos to send us your final model. We will use this feedback to refine the EDI in the future.

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Choose how much weight to give each dimension:

Electoral
Electoral
 Activism
Activism

Aspiration
Aspiration
 Family
Family

Workplace
Workplace
 Public Services
Public Services

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Electoral and procedural democracy
The basic integrity of the formal political system. To what extent does this country get the basics right? To what extent do people value the right to vote that is the foundation of democracy?
Activism and civic participation
The associational life that surrounds these formal institutions. How vibrant is it?
Aspirations and deliberation
The broad cultural orientation to democratic practice. How much do people value democracy as a way of solving problems?
Family democracy
The degree of empowerment in relation to family structures and roles within them. How free are people to choose the kind of family structure they want? What roles are expected of women and children, and how able are they to define these roles for themselves?
Workplace democracy
The degree of empowerment in relation to daily working life. How much autonomy do workers have over their tasks? How much creativity can they show? How much can they influence what happens to them in the workplace?
Democratic public services
The degree of empowerment in public services. What channels for formal control or engagement exist? Do citizens see themselves as ‘co-producers’ of public services?