Democracy indicators in the United States have fallen to their lowest levels in 50 years during the Trump administration. The information was published by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) in its annual State of Democracy report, which measures indicators in 174 countries since 1975.
The report indicates that the global rule of law has been significantly harmed by threats and actions from the Trump administration. The decline in the United States was particularly steep, although it is part of a broader global trend.
Worldwide, indicators such as judicial independence, credible elections, freedom of expression, press freedom, and access to justice are at their lowest levels in at least 30 years. The year 2025 was identified as the 11th consecutive year in which more countries showed democratic decline than improvements.
The report also mentions that President Donald Trump rapidly accumulated power in the executive branch and used it to promote a set of measures, although the article appears incomplete and does not fully detail these actions.
