Top 10 High Democracy Index African CountriesDecember 4, 2016 - The Democracy Index is an index compiled by the UK based Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), that measures the state of democracy in 167 countries, of which 166 are sovereign states and 165 are UN member states. The table below shows the Democracy Index of the top 10 most democratic countries in Africa, according to EIU. The countries listed above as most democratic generally have high GDP per capita as well as high Education Index by African standards. Ethiopia's GDP per Capita (PPP) is quite modest, by comparison, $1869, and it ranks 28 among 54 African countries in Democracy Index. Sub-Saharan Africa 3,695 Middle Income 10,821 World Average 16,329Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_IndexSource for GDP per Capita PPP -- https://knoema.com/sijweyg/gdp-per-capita-ranking-2016-data-and-chartsEducation Index: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_IndexBack

Source: Ethiopian News December 05, 2016 08:35 UTC