Rudimentary
Very limited
Limited
Advanced
Highly advanced
East-Central and Southeast Europe
Latin America and the Caribbean
West and Central Africa
Middle East and North Africa
Southern and Eastern Africa
Post Soviet Eurasia
Asia and Oceania
Failed
Weak
Moderate
Good
Very good
Massive constraints
Substantial
Minor
Negligible constraints
Strong deterioration
Deterioration
No significant changes
Improvement
Strong improvement
Poor
Flawed
Fair
Sound
Excellent
autocracy
democracy
Stable state
Failing state
Hard-line autocracy
Moderate autocracy
Highly defective democracy
Defective democracy
Democracy in consolidation
Failed or nonexistent