TOKYO -- Afghanistan and Myanmar dropped below North Korea to the bottom of the world's democracy ranking, according to a new report by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
The Taliban takeover in Afghanistan and the seizure of power in Myanmar resulted in a significant drop in the two country's rankings. This further dragged down the average score of the Asia region to 5.46 (out of 10) from 5.62 a year earlier, according to the Democracy Index 2021 report.
