Pakistan ranks at no. 108 with a poor score of 4.46. It scores a dismal 1.1 in political participation.
However, the Economist Intelligence Unit notes that the country has moved from the category of 'authoritarian states' to 'hybrid nations' after then-president Pervez Musharraf relinquished his position as army chief in November 2007.
"In February 2008, the country successfully held a parliamentary election whose results were accepted, and a coalition government was formed," notes the EIU.
Image: Pakistani activists chant slogans, during a protest against violence towards women by Taiban militants, in Lahore.
Photograph: Mohsin Raza/Reuters
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