You can’t have democracy when there is ongoing civil war - Syria;
You can’t have democracy when the majority of the population is illiterate - Afghanistan;
You can’t have democracy when the majority wants to wipe out the minority - Iraq;
You can’t have democracy when the party who loses an election will immediately take up arms and topple the government - Yemen;
You can’t have democracy when killing and assassination are accepted ways to settle disputes - Ukraine;
You can’t have democracy when the citizens vote on tribal basis - Kenya