V-Dem’s 'illiberalism index' shows Republican party has retreated from upholding democratic norms

Most illiberal left

Most illiberal right

PSUV 2015

Venezuela

AKP 2015

Turkey

PAIS 2017

Ecuador

Fidesz

2018

Hungary

BJP

2019

India

Autocracies*

Illiberal

left

Illiberal

right

2018

2016

Republicans

Syriza

2019 Greece

Conser-

vatives

2019 UK

2000

Democracies*

Democratic left

Democratic right

Labour

2019 UK

Democrats 2018

2000

PP 2019

Spain

PSOE

2019

Spain

SPD

2017

Germany

CDU

2017

Germany

Most

liberal

left

Most

liberal

right

The Democratic party has retained a commitment to longstanding democratic standards

Republican party rhetoric is closer to authoritarian parties, such as AKP in Turkey and Fidesz in Hungary

PSUV 2015

Venezuela

AKP 2015

Turkey

1

PAIS 2017

Ecuador

Fidesz 2018

Hungary

Autocracies*

BJP 2019

India

0.8

Illiberal left

Illiberal right

Republican party rhetoric is closer to authoritarian parties, such as AKP in Turkey and Fidesz in Hungary

Republicans 2018

2016

0.6

Syriza

2019 Greece

2014

0.4

2012

Conservatives

2019 UK

2008

2006, 2010

2000

2002, 2004

Democracies*

The Democratic party has retained a commitment to longstanding democratic standards

0.2

Democratic left

Democratic right

Labour

2019 UK

Democrats 2018

2000

SPD 2017

Germany

CDU 2017 Germany

PSOE 2019 Spain

PP 2019 Spain

0

0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1