Choosing an expat destination

tldr: How do you evaluate the civics aspect of ExpatFIRE?

Obviously there's plenty of information and questions regarding the financial aspect of expat FIRE and how that impacts potential locations. Learning the local language is obviously a important aspect too. But that can't be the entirety of the process.

For those in the process or who have made the move, how did you evaluate the target destinations? As civic rights rights differ from country to country based on applicable laws, it seems an essential aspect of searching which I don't see many people sharing about. How do you research your destination? How much emphasis (if any) do you look for a place that has similar cultural roots to your home country?

Ex: As an American, I obviously can't expat to another country and "plead the fifth".