Different countries face a different kind of challenges to democracy as they depend on the stage of development in the socio-economic sphere.

1. Ordinary people may have different expectations from democracy in different countries. Every country has a unique situation which must be handled differently. For example, well-established democracies like that of USA, minority groups have gained equal rights but still suffer from poverty, marginalization, racism etc.

2. In Saudi Arabia, women are still restricted from participating in public activities and minority groups lack freedom of religion.

3. India faces the challenge of over-population which breeds further problems like illiteracy, unemployment, unequal distribution of wealth etc. Other challenges include terrorism which still grips modern democracies across the world.