Democracy Index (2016)
The United States fell below the threshold for a “full democracy” in 2016 and is now considered a “flawed democracy”.
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Drought severity and duration in the U.S. (2010 – 2016)
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Read MoreChange in margin between 2004 & 2016 elections
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Infant mortality over time
In 1990, about 8.8 million infants younger than one year died worldwide. In 2015, this number almost halved to 4.6 million infant deaths.
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Political Regimes over time (1816 – 2015)
The Polity IV score classifies the type of political regime for each country on a range from -10 (full autocracy)
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