World Vitals / Political systems and rights
Track democracy, rights, and governance indicators with methodology notes.
Governance pages should avoid simplistic rankings without explaining source methodology and uncertainty.
Every chart below is backed by the World Vitals metric registry. Live-looking values are marked as estimated rates; annual and snapshot values keep their source year visible.
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