2026-03-23 · percent of countries

Authoritarian regimes remain numerous

Closed politics persists across regions.

Policy grids compress billions of people into equal squares — the shock is in the share, not the cell. This grid divides country count (2026 snapshot) into colored bands — Authoritarian regimes, Asia & Pacific, and 2 more groups — using equal squares so you compare shares, not country size on a map.

1 cell = 0.1 percent of countries (0.1% of country count) · 1,000 cells