I like this question as something to ask in addition to political labels. Maybe add a parenthetical: “(if you aren’t sure which is ruled best, pick one that stands out to you as being ruled unusually well compared to other countries)”.
I’m not sure how you chose your list of nine, since a lot of countries that are often considered to be especially well-governed are missing (e.g., Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Australia, New Zealand, Canada). Having lots of options isn’t much of a problem for data analysis, since we could convert individual countries into categories or ratings for analysis purposes.
I like this question as something to ask in addition to political labels. Maybe add a parenthetical: “(if you aren’t sure which is ruled best, pick one that stands out to you as being ruled unusually well compared to other countries)”.
I’m not sure how you chose your list of nine, since a lot of countries that are often considered to be especially well-governed are missing (e.g., Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Australia, New Zealand, Canada). Having lots of options isn’t much of a problem for data analysis, since we could convert individual countries into categories or ratings for analysis purposes.
Sweden and Denmark are the same as Finland for these purposes. Switzerland would be a good addition.