Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Head of the Presidential Communication Office (PCO) Hasan Nasbi broke his silence on the research results of the Indonesia's Democracy Index released by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

The research and analysis institution based in London, England, shows Indonesia's democracy score 2024 is 6.44. This score places Indonesia in the category of countries with flawed democracy. Indonesia dropped three ranks from the previous year's position, now ranking 59 out of 167 countries surveyed.

According to Hasan, Indonesia falls within the same category as the United States and France. He even mentioned that Singapore's rank is far below Indonesia.

"We are in the same category as the U.S. (United States) and France. Singapore, often cited as a good example of governance, ranks far below us," Hasan Nasbi told Tempo on Wednesday, March 5, 2025.

EIU includes Indonesia in the flawed democracy category as the United States and France. Regarding ranking, France is positioned at 26, dropping 3 spots from the previous year with a score of 7.99. Meanwhile, the United States climbed one rank this year to position 28 with a score of 7.85. On the other hand, Singapore climbed one rank and is now at position 68 with a score of 6.18.

In 2023, Indonesia's democracy score was 6.5, indicating a decline. In 2022, Indonesia's democracy score was 6.71. This means that for three consecutive years, Indonesia has been in the category of countries with flawed democracy.

In their research document, EIU explains several components used to assess the state of democracy in countries worldwide. Some components include the election process and pluralism, government functionality, political participation, political culture, and civil liberties.

"In 2024, two categories that recorded the biggest declines were government functionality and the election process and pluralism," wrote EIU in the document received by Tempo on Wednesday, March 5, 2025.

EIU notes that Indonesia is one of the most populous countries in the world that conducts voting or elections. Other large countries include Bangladesh, Brazil, Russia, India, Pakistan, Mexico, and the United States.

– Vedro Imanuel Girsang contributed to the writing of this article.

Source: https://en.tempo.co/read/1982816/palace-responds-to-dropping-indonesias-democracy-inde