D study: The level of democracy enjoyed by the average global citizen in 2021 was down to 1989 levels. In 2021, autocracies harbored 70% of the world population (5.4 billion people). There was also a record number of countries autocratizing in 2021: 33 countries, home to 36% of the global population User smurfyjenkins, in the International Relations subreddit, 23 May 2022