Autocratization Turns Viral

Table of Contents A Word from the Team 5 Executive Summary 6 State of the World: Autocratization Turns Viral 9 Pandemic Backsliding: Does Covid-19 Put Democracy at Risk? 10 Another Year of Decline for Liberal Democracy 13 Advancers and Decliners 18 Threat to Freedom of Expression Intensifies 24 From Year of Protest to Year of Lockdown 28 V-Dem Data Details