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Top 10 Most Democratic Asian Countries

Name the countries of Asia that score the highest in terms of democracy by the magazine "The Economist".
According to this Wikipedia page
The right column show their progress and regress from 2019 to 2020
Quiz by Aaron197
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Last updated: February 7, 2021
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First submittedJuly 6, 2019
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Score
Country
Growth
8.94
Taiwan
▲ 1.21
8.13
Japan
▲ 0.14
8.01
South Korea
▲ 0.01
7.84
Israel
▼ 0.02
7.56
Cyprus
▼ 0.03
Score
Country
Growth
7.19
Malaysia
▲ 0.03
7.06
East Timor
▼ 0.13
6.61
India
▼ 0.29
6.56
Philippines
▼ 0.08
6.48
Mongolia
▼ 0.02
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55 Comments
Quizmaster
+23
Level ∞
Jul 9, 2019
Really surprised by Mongolia!
carrow
+15
Level 51
Aug 5, 2019
I visited Mongolia when I was backpacking across Asia and remember it being the first time in about 6 months I didn't have to use a VPN to access social media, after the Cambodia/Vietnam/China swathe of censorship.
cpgatbyu
+32
Level 85
Jul 9, 2019
I think I'd rather live under Singapore's government than under the Philippines'.
kalbahamut
+23
Level 81
Jul 10, 2019
Singapore is arguably a much nicer place to live, and you are less likely to get gunned down by a government hit squad on trumped up drug trafficking charges there, but most of the time and in most places you are not going to feel the presence of the Filipino government in the Philippines much at all. The same isn't true for Singapore. So maybe this depends on how you feel about government generally, but if you're implying that the Philippines' government is more oppressive or obtrusive that's odd.
CartoJuggernaut
+16
Level 70
Aug 4, 2019
I dunno, throwing drug users out of helicopters seems pretty obtrusive
kalbahamut
+12
Level 81
Aug 4, 2019
I've spent about 2 or 3 years in total in the Philippines and never once been thrown out of a helicopter.
pierrehommey
+3
Level 51
Sep 3, 2020
Same man, i've been to both and i felt much more free in the philippines than in Singapore.

Might be because i'm french but i hated the feeling of being restricted for anything in Singapore.

Cannot even drink water in the metro ! WTF

Angbo
+1
Level 65
Aug 15, 2021
in Singapore your ass will split if you bring a piece of gum
H3mm0
+3
Level 35
Aug 4, 2019
I feel like while many countries are corrupt (though perhaps not as badly as the Philippines), Singapore is second to none in terms of taking liberty away from its citizens, one of a few countries I wouldn't live in due to government, as well as China.
wiifly
+1
Level 59
Sep 13, 2020
I mean I think it's pretty second to at least North Korea, but I see what you mean.
AllenY
+1
Level 69
Sep 14, 2021
Singapore is rich. The Philippines is poor. Simply having money helps a lot with a lot of things.
promastermage
+2
Level 63
Jul 9, 2019
Mongolia was my first thought, then Japan, South Korea and RoC.
Anandlaik
+1
Level 42
Jul 20, 2021
Yeah same like ur order.
Ryanlee
+8
Level 78
Jul 10, 2019
Tried to type China just for fun.hahaha I know it's rated like 3 points
idontkn1
+2
Level 91
Jul 10, 2019
Number 11 is Indonesia and 12 is Singapore. Outside of lack of leniency in sentencing which is the ultimate in democracy and lack of privacy in public areas I know of nothing repressive in Singapore. Especially compared the systematic abuses to various groups that Indonesia has exhibited in the past 30 to 40 years.
Zupity
+5
Level 66
Aug 4, 2019
It's a one party state protected by gerrymandering, censorship and prosecution of rivals.
KevinTheCat
+2
Level 67
Apr 26, 2022
The reason It's so high is because of It's high "functioning of government", which is one of the categories that this is measured on.
kalbahamut
+7
Level 81
Jul 10, 2019
Time limit for once seems to fit the size of the quiz. I couldn't just name every country in Asia. I ended up missing Mongolia and East Timor. Kind of surprised Singapore doesn't make the list. Top 6 are all obvious.
Algernon
+2
Level 73
Jul 20, 2019
Exactly the same as me.
wuqijun
+2
Level 78
Jul 10, 2019
East Timor is a failed state...
elgrancazador
+3
Level 49
Aug 8, 2019
Thanks Australia
Shamooski19
+2
Level 66
Dec 12, 2021
East Timor is only hypothesized to be a failed state. The progress they're making discredits this, as East Timor is progressing stability-wise (economic, political, and social).
Lucknowite
+2
Level 41
Jul 10, 2019
Good quiz, Aaron. Some "obvious" surprises though.
kalbahamut
+4
Level 81
Jul 12, 2019
To the misled or underinformed, I guess all factual information comes as potentially surprising.
swisscheesy
+1
Level 71
Jul 11, 2019
these scores are out of how many possible points?
KevinTheCat
+1
Level 67
Apr 26, 2022
10.
almightyjosh
+3
Level 74
Jul 14, 2019
Bit more time I think please
Maldives
+2
Level 58
Aug 4, 2019
Yay! South Korea has the most democratic government in ASIA!
workie
+3
Level 66
Aug 4, 2019
Most of these countries are so far from democratic, that it shows how undemocratic the rest of Asia is.
Shamooski19
+5
Level 66
Dec 12, 2021
um... Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea are all more democratic than the U.S., so are you saying our gerrymandered and rural-biased republic where the candidate with the most votes doesn't always win is undemocratic???

insane.

wehraboo
+1
Level 68
Jun 5, 2022
Lol what?
RobNobody
+7
Level 78
Aug 4, 2019
For comparison, the US has a 7.96 on this scale, and the UK has an 8.53. The top country is Norway, with 9.87, and the bottom country is, unsurprisingly, North Korea with 1.08.
Matthew07
+6
Level 47
Aug 4, 2019
I imagine the USA loses points for gerrymandering, corruption
JesseFromThe6
+4
Level 69
Aug 4, 2019
When did we start considering Cyprus part of Asia?

Surely, it's in Europe. It was always considered a European country when I was growing up. The Republic of Cyprus has even joined the EU.

What are the arguments for classifying it as an Asian country?

amm14
+11
Level 66
Aug 4, 2019
...you must be new around here.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 81
Aug 4, 2019
You forgot they were in EuroVision
Staypawsom3YT
+2
Level 39
Aug 4, 2019
Cyprus is in Asia (or at least in jetpunk it is)
JackintheBox
+2
Level 79
Aug 4, 2019
Got all of them first try. Yay Malaysia (where I come from) is on here! :)
ing
+2
Level 71
Aug 4, 2019
Perhaps a bit surprising considering their recent history (except the last couple of months perhaps). UMNO, anyone?
JackintheBox
+2
Level 79
Aug 5, 2019
Malaysia's score on the Democracy Index has considerably improved from 6.54 in 2017 to 6.88 in 2018. The party that had ruled Malaysia since 1957 (independence) was peacefully defeated by a new political party in the 2018 general election. After the election the biggest seizure of goods in Malaysian history occurred in the former Prime Minister's residence and he was arrested.
Staypawsom3YT
+1
Level 39
Aug 4, 2019
I am Filipino lol
epleStorm
+1
Level 47
Aug 5, 2019
Cyrus is in Europe
Shamooski19
+1
Level 66
Dec 12, 2021
No. Just no. We don't need that discussion right now.
WhyNotKertis
+2
Level 61
Aug 5, 2019
No Muslim Countries, How Surprising!
sumokitty
+15
Level 83
Aug 5, 2019
Malaysia is a Muslim country, both officially and by percentage of population.
kalbahamut
+7
Level 81
Aug 5, 2019
^yeah what kitty said. whoops. Also Israel, Cyprus, India and the Philippines have significant Muslim minorities.
Shamooski19
+1
Level 66
Dec 12, 2021
I'm pretty sure they meant Arab countries
StealthyNinja
+3
Level 32
Aug 7, 2019
Why does the source for this quiz include Kazakhstan, the Caucasus, and Turkey as European countries? I am aware of the debate in Turkey, and can understand(slightly) the argument for the Caucasus. Am I missing something in Kazakhstan? I have never even considered it to be in Europe. Is there a new movement going around?
Shamooski19
+2
Level 66
Dec 12, 2021
Not really, Kazakhstan is an Asian country geographically, however, because some of its territory is in Europe (anything west of the Ural River), it can therefore be considered to be a European country, because of its cultural closeness to Russia.
poltergeist
+1
Level 58
Aug 23, 2019
The Maldives must be very aggressive.
KevinTheCat
+3
Level 67
Apr 26, 2022
It wasn't even measured. And yes, they do practice Shariah law so even if it was it probably wouldn't be on here.
JackintheBox
+1
Level 79
Feb 3, 2021
There's a new 2020 report out, so this quiz can be updated.
Saftra
+1
Level 52
Aug 2, 2022
No North Korea???
Petetheneed
+1
Level 49
Aug 3, 2022
No way Cyprus belongs to Asia.
Omnikin
+1
Level 67
Jul 3, 2024
I was very surprised to find East Timor but I suppose it's a similar situation to the Philippines.
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