Types of Government: A Population-Adjusted Breakdown - Voronoi
Jul 14, 2025
Types of Government: A Population-Adjusted Breakdown
Key Takeaways
More than half of the global population is ruled by types of government that are more extreme or authoritarian, including autocracies.
Together, autocracies and powerful monarchic systems are the most common form of government on a population-adjusted basis, ruling 31% of the global population.
Center-Right governments follow as the second most common, with the U.S. shifting right in 2025.