Regime breakdown by population and region, NIT 00 vs. NIT 01 Over the last decade, governments across the former Soviet space have used corrupt judicial and law enforcement bodies to incapacitate civic activists and eradicate the independent media, moving more and more countries into the category of Consolidated Authoritarian Regimes. In NIT 01, seven countries, with a combined population of.9 million, lived under entrenched authoritarian leadership. Consolidated Democracy (CD) Semi-Consolidated Democracy () Transitional Government or Hybrid Regime () Semi-Consolidated Authoritarian Regime (SCA) Consolidated Authoritarian Regime (CA) NIT 00 NIT 01 Eurasia Russia 1.1M Ukraine.M Uzbekistan.M Eurasia Russia 1.M Ukraine.M Uzbekistan 0.M Kazakhstan 1M Belarus 9.8M Azerbaijan 8.M Kazakhstan 1M Belarus 9.M Azerbaijan 9.M Tajikistan.M Armenia.M Turkmenistan.M Kyrgyzstan.1M Georgia.M Moldova.M Tajikistan 8.1M Armenia M Turkmenistan.M Kyrgyzstan.M Georgia.M Moldova.1M EU Members* Poland 8.M Romania 1.M Balkans Serbia.1M Croatia.M EU Members* Poland 8.M Romania 1.M Balkans Serbia.1M Croatia.M Czech Republic 10.M Hungary 10.1M Bulgaria.8M Estonia 1.M Slovakia.M Lithuania.M Latvia.M Slovenia M Bosnia- Albania Herz..M.9M Macedonia M Kosovo 1.8M Montenegro 00,000 Czech Republic 10.M Hungary 9.9M Bulgaria.M Estonia 1.M Slovakia.M Lithuania M Latvia M Slovenia.1M Bosnia- Albania Herz..8M.8M Macedonia.1M Kosovo 1.8M Montenegro 00,000 Population by regime type Consolidated Democracy (CD) Semi-Consolidated Democracy () Transitional Government or Hybrid Regime () Semi-Consolidated Authoritarian Regime (SCA) Consolidated Authoritarian Regime (CA) CA.9M SCA 1.M NIT 00 NIT 01 Number of countries by regime type Total population 0.M CD.9M.M 9M CA.9M Total population 09.M CD.M 0.M.8M SCA 10.M 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 8 8 Regional breakdown: regime type and population NIT 00 NIT 01 1% SCA 8% 1% 9% CD 1% CA 0% 19% SCA 1% 9% SCA 8% % 8% CD % CA 8% 19% SCA % BalkAns,000,000 EU members* 10,00,000 Eurasia 80,00,000 BalkAns,00,000 EU members* 101,00,000 Eurasia 8,00,000 *Includes 00 and 00 entrants; excludes Croatia, which joined mid-01.
ProPorTional map of nit 01 DemoCraCy SCoreS With size shown in proportion to democratic progress EsTOnia 1.9 latvia.0 russia.9 TUrkmEnisTan.9 kazakhstan.1 kyrgyzstan.89 lithuania. UZBEkisTan.9 TaJikisTan. czech rublic POlanD.18 BElarUs.1 georgia.8 armenia. azerbaijan.8 slovakia.1 hungary.9 romania. UkrainE moldova.9.8 slovenia 1.9 croatia.8 serbia. BUlgaria. BOsniahErZEgOvina. kosovo.1 MOST authoritarian authoritarian montenegro.8 macedonia.00 The NIT ratings are based on a scale of 1 to, with 1 representing the highest level of democratic progress and the lowest. The NIT 01 ratings reflect the period from 1 January through 1 December 01. albania.18 MOST DEMOCraTIC 1 DEMOCraTIC
albania.18 armenia. a zer baijan.8................. Belarus.1 Bulgaria......... nit 01 CounTry ratings Countries are rated on a scale of 1 to, with 1 representing the highest and the lowest level of democratic progress. The average of these scores is the country s overall Democracy Score. - Electoral Process - Civil Society - Independent Media - National Democratic - Local Democratic - Judicial Framework and Independence - Corruption 1 Bosnia- Herzegovina. Croatia.8........... Czech republic Estonia 1.9 Georgia.8 1. 1. 1. 1.. 1. 1. 1. 1......
Hungary.9 Kazakhstan.1 Kosovo.1................ Kyrgyzstan.89 Lithuania. 1. 1........ nit 01 CounTry ratings Countries are rated on a scale of 1 to, with 1 representing the highest and the lowest level of democratic progress. The average of these scores is the country s overall Democracy Score. - Electoral Process - Civil Society - Independent Media - National Democratic - Local Democratic - Judicial Framework and Independence - Corruption 1 Latvia.0 1. 1. 1. Macedonia.00...... Moldova.8 Montenegro.8 Poland.18......... 1. 1. 1..
romania. russia.9 Serbia.............. Slovakia.1 1. 1. Tajikistan........ nit 01 CounTry ratings Countries are rated on a scale of 1 to, with 1 representing the highest and the lowest level of democratic progress. The average of these scores is the country s overall Democracy Score. - Electoral Process - Civil Society - Independent Media - National Democratic - Local Democratic - Judicial Framework and Independence - Corruption 1 Slovenia 1.9 1. 1. 1. Turkmenistan.9.. Ukraine.9 Uzbekistan.9.....
Change in Democracy Scores, NIT 00 01 Democracy Scores which represent the average of a country s democratization indicators have steadily declined in Eurasia, as well as in the EU member countries of Central and Southeastern Europe. Scores improved significantly in the Balkan region before the European economic crisis, but began a steep decline thereafter. BalkAns EU members* Eurasia avg. change NIT Survey Year 0 0 0 08 09 10 11 1 1 1 0.0 0.00-0.0-0.0-0.10-0.1-0.19-0.0-0. -0.0-0. -0. Change in Civil Society Ratings, NIT 00 01 The Balkans is the only Nations in Transit region to show improvements in civil society over the last decade. 0.0 0.10 0.18 0.00-0.10-0.19-0.0-0.0-0.0-0.0-0.0 *Includes 00 and 00 entrants; excludes Croatia, which joined mid-01.
Nations in Transit 01: Overview of Ratings Changes Democracy Scores declined in 1 of the 9 countries surveyed in NIT 01, and improved in countries. Corruption ratings declined in 8 countries. Decline Improvement Unchanged BalkAns Country DS 01 (DS 01) Albania.18 (.) Bosnia and Herzegovina. (.9) Croatia.8 (.1) Kosovo.1 (.) Macedonia (.9) Montenegro.8 (.8) Serbia. EU members* Bulgaria. (.18) Czech Republic (.1) Estonia 1.9 Hungary.9 (.89) Latvia.0 Lithuania. (.) Poland.18 Romania. (.) Slovakia.1 () Slovenia 1.9 (1.89) Eurasia Armenia. Azerbaijan.8 (.) Belarus.1 Georgia.8 (.) Kazakhstan.1 (.) Kyrgyzstan.89 (.9) Moldova.8 (.8) Russia.9 (.1) Tajikistan. (.) Turkmenistan.9 Ukraine.9 (.8) Uzbekistan.9 *Includes 00 and 00 entrants; excludes Croatia, which joined mid-01. Categories: Electoral Process, Civil Society, Independent Media, National Democratic, Local Democratic, Judicial Framework and Independence, Corruption, DS Democracy Score. The NIT ratings are based on a scale of 1 to, with 1 representing the highest level of democratic progress and the lowest. The NIT 01 ratings reflect the period from 1 January through 1 December 01.
nit 01 CounTry ratings Countries are rated on a scale of 1 to, with 1 representing the highest and the lowest level of democratic progress. The average of these ratings is each country s Democracy Score. Electoral Process Civil Society Independent Media National Democratic Local Democratic Judicial Framework and Independence Corruption highest-rated country Slovenia 1.9 1. 1. 1. lowest-rated countries Turkmenistan.9 1 Complete country-bycountry scoring PAGES - Uzbekistan.9....
Change in Corruption Ratings, NIT 00 01 While the Balkans have improved over the past decade, corruption has become steadily more entrenched in the Eurasia region. BalkAns EU members* Eurasia avg. change 0.0 0.0 0.18 0.0-0.0-0.10 0.00-0.10-0.0-0.0-0.19-0.0 *Includes 00 and 00 entrants; excludes Croatia, which joined mid-01.
nations in TranSiT 01: overall DemoCraCy SCoreS NOTE: The NIT ratings are based on a scale of 1 to, with 1 representing the highest level of democratic progress and the lowest. The NIT 01 ratings reflect the period from 1 January through 1 December 01. EU members* Balkans EUrasia Consolidated Democracies (1.00-.99) Slovenia Estonia Latvia Poland Czech republic Lithuania Slovakia Hungary Semi-Consolidated Democracies (.00-.99) Bulgaria romania Serbia Croatia Montenegro Transitional governments or hybrid regimes (.00-.99) Macedonia albania Bosnia-Herzegovina Georgia Moldova Ukraine Kosovo armenia Kyrgyzstan russia Tajikistan Kazakhstan azerbaij an Belarus Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Democratic authoritarian 1 Semi-Consolidated authoritarian regimes and internationally administered Territories (.00-.99) Consolidated authoritarian regimes (.00-.00) *Includes 00 and 00 entrants; excludes Croatia, which joined mid-01.