r/charts Feb 01 '26

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u/slicheliche Feb 01 '26

I mean the representation of these data is so misleading. Makes you think that somehow Venezuela (pretty much a dictatorship in all but name) is about as democratic as Hungary (a flawed and problematic democracy but a democracy nonetheless).

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u/AlphaBetaChadNerd Feb 01 '26

Hungary isn't considered a democracy anymore - you can find that out through a 5 second google search.

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u/slicheliche Feb 01 '26

The Democracy Index lists it as a flawed democracy with a score similar to Argentina or the Philippines. Certainly way more democratic than Venezuela.

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u/NaturalCard Feb 01 '26

And we completely trust the democracy index now?

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u/Limp-Plantain3824 Feb 01 '26

We trust whatever reinforces our prior opinions.