Mapping African Democracy

President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Republic of Equatorial Republic of Guinea together with President Jose Eduardo dos Santos of Republic of Angola accept both been leaders of their respective countries for 35 years. According to the Economist neither soil qualifies equally a amount democracy. There are 27 countries inwards Africa ruled past times an authoritarian regime or a nominal democracy. The Economist claims that Republic of Mauritius is the entirely African soil to qualify equally a amount democracy.

In a serial of interactive maps The Guardian has mapped diverse indicators of commonwealth together with authorities inwards Africa. Using information from the Economist Intelligence Unit Democracy Index 2014, the CIA Factbook, the World Intellectual Property Organisation together with Intellectual Ideal the paper has mapped out the presidential term limits, voter turnouts together with the longest serving leaders inwards African countries.

Power inwards Africa: Democracy Mapped uses CartoDB to acquaint a serial of interactive maps showing the province of democracy, the give away of registered voters together with the give away of voters inwards African countries. It too includes maps of presidential price limits together with the lengths served past times Africa's electrical current leaders.