Në renditjen e vendeve më demokratike, të cilën e boton çdo vit organizata austriake Democracy Ranking, Rusia rezultoi në fund të listës, ndërsa SHBA-të, të cilat konsiderohen si një nga vendet më liberale, më të lira në botë, nuk hynë as në dhjetëshen e parë, duke zënë vetëm vendin e 15-të.
Lista prej 104 vendeve u kryesua nga Norvegjia, Suedia dhe Finlanda. Në dhjetësh e parë u renditën gjithashtu Zvicra, Danimarka, Holanda, Zelanda e Re, Gjermania, Irlanda dhe Austria.
Ndër vendet që kanë humbur në mënyrë të dukshme pozicionin e tyre u bënë Hungaria, Letonia, Ukraina, Italia, Greqia dhe Meksika.
| Rank 2010-2011 | 2007-2008 | 2010-2011 | 2007-2011 | |
| 1 | Norway | 87.3 | 88.5 | 0 |
| 2 | Sweden | 87.3 | 86.9 | 0 |
| 3 | Finland | 85.8 | 86.3 | 0 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 84.5 | 85.4 | 0 |
| 5 | Denmark | 83.8 | 84.1 | 0 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 82.7 | 83.0 | 0 |
| 7 | New Zealand | 82.6 | 82.7 | 0 |
| 8 | Germany | 80.3 | 81.6 | +1 |
| 9 | Ireland | 80.8 | 81.0 | -1 |
| 10 | Austria | 79.7 | 80.6 | +1 |
| 11 | Canada | 79.1 | 80.0 | +1 |
| 12 | Belgium | 78.0 | 80.0 | +3 |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 80.1 | 79.7 | -3 |
| 14 | Australia | 78.9 | 79.6 | -1 |
| 15 | United States | 78.3 | 78.5 | -1 |
| 16 | Spain | 77.6 | 77.1 | 0 |
| 17 | France | 77.3 | 76.3 | 0 |
| 18 | Portugal | 75.4 | 75.6 | 0 |
| 19 | Slovenia | 74.8 | 75.0 | 0 |
| 20 | Japan | 73.9 | 74.8 | +1 |
| 21 | Israel | 74.3 | 73.9 | -1 |
| 22 | Uruguay | 71.5 | 72.3 | +2 |
| 23 | Cyprus | 71.4 | 71.8 | +2 |
| 24 | Chile | 70.8 | 71.6 | +4 |
| 25 | Estonia | 72.5 | 71.6 | -3 |
| 26 | Costa Rica | 69.8 | 71.1 | +6 |
| 27 | Czech Republic | 71.4 | 71.0 | -1 |
| 28 | Korea, Rep. | 69.5 | 70.9 | +5 |
| 29 | Italy | 72.4 | 70.7 | -6 |
| 30 | Poland | 69.2 | 70.5 | +4 |
| 31 | Lithuania | 71.4 | 70.2 | -4 |
| 32 | Greece | 70.2 | 68.5 | -2 |
| 33 | Latvia | 70.6 | 68.4 | -4 |
| 34 | Slovak Republic | 68.7 | 68.0 | +1 |
| 35 | Croatia | 67.0 | 67.7 | +1 |
| 36 | Hungary | 70.1 | 67.6 | -5 |
| 37 | Mauritius | 64.6 | 65.7 | 0 |
| 38 | Panama | 63.7 | 65.1 | +1 |
| 39 | Singapore | 62.8 | 64.9 | +2 |
| 40 | Argentina | 63.3 | 64.0 | 0 |
| 41 | Bulgaria | 64.2 | 63.5 | -3 |
| 42 | Romania | 62.4 | 63.4 | 0 |
| 43 | Brazil | 60.4 | 62.3 | +1 |
| 44 | Peru | 61.1 | 61.0 | -1 |
| 45 | Serbia | 59.6 | 60.8 | +1 |
| 46 | Trinidad and Tobago | 59.6 | 60.1 | +1 |
| 47 | Jamaica | 60.2 | 59.9 | -2 |
| 48 | El Salvador | 58.4 | 59.0 | +1 |
| 49 | Mongolia | 56.5 | 58.3 | +3 |
| 50 | Dominican Republic | 58.7 | 57.6 | -2 |
| 51 | Ghana | 55.9 | 57.5 | +4 |
| 52 | Ecuador | 57.8 | 57.2 | -1 |
| 53 | Moldova | 53.4 | 56.7 | +8 |
| 54 | Mexico | 57.9 | 56.6 | -4 |
| 55 | Albania | 56.0 | 56.5 | -1 |
| 56 | Colombia | 55.5 | 56.0 | 0 |
| 57 | Philippines | 53.9 | 55.8 | +1 |
| 58 | Georgia | 52.1 | 54.8 | +9 |
| 59 | Macedonia, FYR | 52.6 | 54.6 | +5 |
| 60 | Bolivia | 53.4 | 54.5 | 0 |
| 61 | Ukraine | 56.0 | 54.3 | -8 |
| 62 | Botswana | 54.7 | 54.0 | -5 |
| 63 | Paraguay | 52.4 | 53.7 | +3 |
| 64 | Nicaragua | 53.1 | 53.6 | -1 |
| 65 | Turkey | 53.4 | 53.4 | -3 |
| 66 | South Africa | 53.8 | 53.3 | -7 |
| 67 | Namibia | 52.5 | 53.2 | -2 |
| 68 | Indonesia | 50.8 | 52.7 | +2 |
| 69 | Thailand | 49.7 | 51.6 | +4 |
| 70 | Malaysia | 50.6 | 51.5 | +1 |
| 71 | Kuwait | 50.0 | 50.2 | +1 |
| 72 | India | 48.7 | 50.1 | +5 |
| 73 | Guatemala | 48.8 | 49.9 | +3 |
| 74 | Honduras | 52.0 | 49.8 | -6 |
| 75 | Sri Lanka | 51.5 | 49.8 | -6 |
| 76 | Lesotho | 48.9 | 49.4 | -2 |
| 77 | Senegal | 48.6 | 49.2 | +1 |
| 78 | Bangladesh | 42.6 | 48.8 | +12 |
| 79 | Tanzania | 45.6 | 48.7 | +3 |
| 80 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 48.3 | 48.5 | -1 |
| 81 | Lebanon | 46.8 | 48.3 | -1 |
| 82 | Venezuela, RB | 48.9 | 48.2 | -7 |
| 83 | Benin | 45.5 | 47.6 | +1 |
| 84 | Timor-Leste | 46.2 | 47.3 | -3 |
| 85 | Tunisia | 37.8 | 45.8 | +9 |
| 86 | Kyrgyz Republic | 45.5 | 45.7 | -3 |
| 87 | Nepal | 44.4 | 45.0 | -1 |
| 88 | Russian Federation | 44.5 | 44.5 | -3 |
| 89 | Armenia | 43.9 | 44.2 | -2 |
| 90 | Morocco | 42.9 | 43.0 | -1 |
| 91 | Kenya | 40.0 | 42.7 | +1 |
| 92 | Mozambique | 41.4 | 41.8 | -1 |
| 93 | Zambia | 37.4 | 41.0 | +2 |
| 94 | Bahrain | 43.2 | 40.6 | -6 |
| 95 | Haiti | 38.1 | 39.7 | -2 |
| 96 | Nigeria | 36.3 | 37.4 | 0 |
| 97 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 34.8 | 37.1 | +2 |
| 98 | Pakistan | 33.5 | 37.1 | +2 |
| 99 | China | 36.2 | 36.9 | -1 |
| 100 | Guinea-Bissau | 36.3 | 35.1 | -3 |
| 101 | Togo | 31.9 | 34.6 | 0 |
| 102 | Libya | 25.5 | 29.6 | +2 |
| 103 | Syrian Arab Republic | 30.1 | 29.5 | -1 |
| 104 | Yemen, Rep. | 25.7 | 25.9 | -1 |
