sort of democracy, in 2021, compared to 49.4% the year before. with that in mind but the body is suggesting is the world is losing the battle against authoritarianism was at fault. one majorfactor is the pandemic, covert restrictions caused some countries to slide into or edge closer to a new category, that includes the uk it took two positions down the index, to floor direct —— democracy. france and chile are now in that democracy, blow total democracy. germany it is suggested covid—i9 rules at diminishing civil liberties, lockdowns and vaccine passports normalising emergency powers. another big factor is china. on the scale of the population there, this report has been called the china challenge. date estimates more than a third of the world �*s population living under what it