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Democratic Risk Assessment

Real-time analysis for informed family decisions

Current Risk (Now)

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Current Risk combines objective metrics (institutional changes, policy shifts) and political temperature (social tension, public sentiment) using weighted aggregation. Higher scores indicate greater democratic backsliding indicators.

Cumulative Damage (History)

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Cumulative Damage measures long-term democratic erosion using time-weighted decay (60-day half-life). Includes all 28+ tracked metrics and shows sustained democratic backsliding over time.

Freedom House

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Freedom House scores countries on political rights and civil liberties. Scale: 0-100 (100 = most free). Categories: 80-100 = Free (green), 60-79 = Partly Free (orange), 0-59 = Not Free (red). Based on annual assessments of electoral processes, political pluralism, government functioning, and civil society.
84/100
Free
Updated: Jan 28, 2025

EIU Democracy

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Economist Intelligence Unit Democracy Index measures electoral process, government functioning, political participation, political culture, and civil liberties. Scale: 0-10 (10 = full democracy). Categories: 8-10 = Full Democracy (green), 6-7.9 = Flawed Democracy (orange), 4-5.9 = Hybrid (red), 0-3.9 = Authoritarian (red).
7.85/10
Flawed democracy
Updated: Jan 28, 2025

Polity IV

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Polity IV measures regime authority characteristics. Scale: -10 to +10 (+10 = full democracy, -10 = full autocracy). Categories: +6 to +10 = Democracy (green), -5 to +5 = Anocracy (orange), -10 to -6 = Autocracy (red).
0/+10
Anocracy
Updated: Jan 20, 2025

V-Dem LDI

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Varieties of Democracy Liberal Democracy Index combines electoral, liberal, participatory, deliberative, and egalitarian democracy. Scale: 0-1 (1 = full liberal democracy). Categories: 0.67-1.0 = High Liberal Democracy (green), 0.34-0.66 = Medium (orange), 0-0.33 = Low (red).
0.75/1.0
High Liberal Democracy
Updated: Dec 31, 2024
How we score → • Last updated: 9/30/2025

High Risk Level Detected

Current risk level of 3.6/5 indicates significant democratic backsliding indicators. Consider reviewing evidence and monitoring closely.

Category Risk Breakdown

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Legal/Institutional

1/4 metrics active (25% coverage)

0.9
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Measures constitutional changes, judicial independence, rule of law, and institutional integrity. Higher scores indicate erosion of legal frameworks and democratic institutions.
/ 5.0
0 1 2 3 4 5
↘️ moderate trend (-0.05)
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Civic/Cultural

1/2 metrics active (50% coverage)

2.0
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Tracks civil society health, media freedom, academic freedom, and cultural expression. Higher scores suggest suppression of civic engagement and cultural diversity.
/ 5.0
0 1 2 3 4 5
↘️ strong trend (-0.12)
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Personal Rights

1/2 metrics active (50% coverage)

2.2
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Monitors individual freedoms, privacy rights, due process, and protection from arbitrary state action. Higher scores indicate threats to personal liberties.
/ 5.0
0 1 2 3 4 5
↘️ strong trend (-0.13)
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Operational

2/4 metrics active (50% coverage)

1.1
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Assesses government transparency, accountability mechanisms, electoral integrity, and administrative efficiency. Higher scores suggest democratic process degradation.
/ 5.0
0 1 2 3 4 5
↘️ moderate trend (-0.06)
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Active Metrics
12
Total Metrics
44%
Avg Coverage
1.6
Avg Risk

Risk Timeline

Evidence Volume

9/25/2025
17 items
9/27/2025
72 items
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65 items
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65 items
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57 items
9/27/2025
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70 items

Average Risk Level

9/25/2025
5.0/5
9/27/2025
2.1/5
9/27/2025
0.0/5
9/27/2025
5.0/5
9/27/2025
5.0/5
9/27/2025
0.8/5
9/27/2025
2.8/5

Evidence Timeline

Showing 173 total items organized by date

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2 days ago

46items
9/27/2025
RED

U.N. Human Rights Office Asks Ghana to Halt Deportations of Migrants Sent From U.S.

At least five migrants recently deported to Ghana from the United States had court-ordered protections meant to keep them from the possibility of being tortured if returned to their home countries.

New York Times Read Source →
9/27/2025
RED

With Comey prosecution, Trump fulfills promise of revenge

President Donald Trump’s predecessors sought to preserve the Justice Department’s independence in political prosecutions. Trump openly intervened in the Comey prosecution.

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9/27/2025
RED

Years of clashes with Trump preceded Comey’s indictment

The federal grand jury’s indictment of the former FBI director, which Trump pushed for, marks the latest chapter in the tumultuous relationship between the two men.

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9/27/2025
RED

Supreme Court allows Trump officials to freeze billions in foreign aid

The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to freeze more than $4 billion in foreign aid.

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9/27/2025
RED

Brief Comey Indictment Prompts Questions and Criticism

The two-page indictment of James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, offered little indication of the evidence that would be presented at a trial. Some legal experts called it flimsy and dangerous.

New York Times Read Source →
9/27/2025
RED

4 Takeaways From Trump’s Securing of an Indictment Against Comey

The president’s pressure on the Justice Department to charge one of his highest-profile retribution targets could have profound consequences.

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3 days ago

4items
9/27/2025
RED

With Comey Indictment, Trump Gets Retribution but Shatters Norms

A prosecutor’s drive to indict James Comey trampled over the Justice Department’s long tradition of keeping a distance from politics and the White House, and raised the prospect of more arbitrary charges.

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9/27/2025
RED

Federal judge declines to reinstate inspectors general fired by Trump

The judge said Trump had clearly violated the law in the way he fired the watchdogs, but reinstating them would not matter as he could later lawfully remove them.

Washington Post Read Source →
9/27/2025
RED

Trump Orders Broad Effort to Root Out Groups He Says Organize Political Violence

President Trump has long maintained that liberal activists and organizations secretly fund political violence. Law enforcement officials say efforts like the antifascist movement are often disparate groups.

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9/27/2025
ORANGE

Harris distances herself from Biden as book tour begins amid pro-Palestinian protests

Divisions in the Democratic Party over Israel policy dogged former vice president Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign.

Washington Post Read Source →

Data sources: 28 metrics • Last updated: 2025-09-27

This dashboard tracks democratic risk indicators using transparent, source-linked metrics.