[teddyh]

See also the Corruption Perceptions Index:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_Perceptions_Index

For example, Ireland is currently number 6 on the Democracy Index, but way down at number 19 on the Corruption Perceptions Index. Correspondingly, Singapore is high at number 7 on the Corruption Perceptions Index, but down at 69 on the Democracy Index. I would suggest that you should look at both lists before deciding where to move.