Foreword 4

Executive Summary 5

CHAPTER I Perception of Democracy 7

Importance of Democracy 8

Purpose of Democracy 9

Country Direction 10

The Democracy Perception Index 12

Global Perception of Democracy 13

Perception of Democracy in Europe 14

Perception of Democracy in the Americas 15

Perception of Democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa 16

Perception of Democracy in MENA 17

Perception of Democracy in Asia-Pacific 18

DPI Components by Region 19

Perception of Impact of Elections 20

Perception of Separation of Powers 21

Perception of Rule of Law 22

Perception of Freedom of Speech 23

Perception of Political Pluralism 24

Perception of Civic Education 25

Perception of Government Transparency 26

Perception of Peaceful Transitions 27

Country Appendix 28

CHAPTER II Security and Defense 30

Attitudes Towards a Rules-Based World Order 31

Fear of Foreign Attack 33

Priorities for Defense 35

Willingness to Fight for Their Country 37

Support for Higher Defense Spending 39

US Military Bases 42

CHAPTER III Global Conflicts 43

Russia vs. Ukraine 44

Israel vs. Palestine 45

China vs. Taiwan 46

US vs. Iran 47

US vs. Greenland/Denmark 48

Regional averages on Russia/Ukraine and Israel/Palestine 49

CHAPTER IV Perception of Countries 50

Global Perception Ranking 51

Perception of Global Powers 52

Deep Dive: Perception of the US 54

Perception of the US vs. China 56

Methodology 57

About Nira Data 58

About the Alliance of Democracies 59

Questionnaire 60