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According to this site, an organization calling itself the "Economist Intelligence Unit Index of Democracy" rates the United States the 17th best democracy of the 167 countries in the study.

The top ten:

1. Sweden
2. Iceland
3. Netherlands
4. Norway
5. Denmark
6. Finland
7. Luxembourg
8. Australia
9. Canada
10. Switzerland

The study considers 60 factors divided over five general categories; free and fair election process, civil liberties, functioning of government, political participation and political culture.