Malaysia improves on democracy index


KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has jumped four spots up the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) 2020 Democracy Index, its highest ranking ever.

According to the research division of the firm which publishes The Economist magazine, Malaysia is currently ranked 39 out of 167 countries assessed by the EIU.

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