Nations in Transit 2019
Ukraine
Transitional or Hybrid Regime
39
100
| DEMOCRACY-PERCENTAGE Democracy Percentage | 39.29 100 |
| DEMOCRACY-SCORE Democracy Score | 3.36 7 |
Last Year's Democracy Percentage & Status
39
100
Transitional or Hybrid Regime
The ratings are based on a scale of 1 to 7, with 7 representing the highest level of democratic progress and 1 the lowest. The Democracy Score is an average of ratings for the categories tracked in a given year. The Democracy Percentage, introduced in 2020, is a translation of the Democracy Score to the 0-100 scale, where 0 equals least democratic and 100 equals most democratic.
See the methodology.
- Civil Society score declined from 5.25 to 5.00. Observers counted over 50 assaults against Ukrainian activists and human rights defenders in 2018. Some were perpetrated by the country’s small but growing far-right, with the state turning a blind eye. In June, environmentalist Mykola Bychko was found hanged. In November, anti-corruption campaigner Kateryna Handzyuk succumbed to complications from an acid attack.
- Judicial Framework and Independence score improved from 2.25 to 2.50. Ukraine’s new Supreme Court began its work in 2018, while the government moved to create an anticorruption tribunal. Despite these structural reforms, the independence of the judiciary remains in doubt, while high-profile assaults sometimes go unpunished.
Country Facts
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Global Freedom Score
50 100 partly free -
Internet Freedom Score
59 100 partly free