Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Armenia
Armenia: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was -1.78 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Armenia, 1992–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Armenia recorded -1.78 for citizen satisfaction with democracy in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 94.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Armenia peaked at -0.6986 in 2008 and was at its lowest, -2.23, in 1993.
That places Armenia 128th out of 131 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.92 | -2.23 | -1.66 | 8 |
| 2000s | -1.09 | -1.55 | -0.6986 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.4 | -1.79 | -0.919 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.78 | -1.78 | -1.78 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 125 Moldova -1.48 compare
- 126 Bosnia and Herzegovina -1.67 compare
- 127 Sao Tome and Principe -1.69 compare
- 129 Gabon -2.16 compare
- 130 Ukraine -2.26 compare
- 131 Madagascar -2.43 compare
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- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 123,087 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 15,578 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.614 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.732 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.869 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.614 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.319 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.371 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen satisfaction with democracy in Armenia?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Armenia was -1.78 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.6986 in 2008.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.23 in 1993.
- How does Armenia rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Armenia ranks 128th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen satisfaction with democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens are satisfied with democracy in their own country. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how citizens' satisfaction with democracy.