RIGHT OR OBLIGATION?
Voter turnout in the 2016 Australian Election (compulsory)
Total eligible voting population
Voter turnout in the 2016 US Presidential Election (non-compulsory)
Total eligible voting population
Earning less than $10,000 p.a.
Earning more than $150,000 p.a.
Democratic vs authoritarian
According to The Economist’s 2018 Democracy Index, there are:
FULL DEMOCRACIES
(including Australia, Costa Rica, Mauritius, Uruguay, and the UK)
FLAWED DEMOCRACIES
(including the US, Japan, Israel, France, and Namibia)
HYBRID REGIMES
(including Fiji, Thailand, Nepal, Turkey, and Iraq)
AUTHORITARIAN REGIMES
(including China, Egypt, Russia, Iran, and North Korea)…