Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was 1.82 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Azerbaijan, 1997–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for citizen satisfaction with democracy in Azerbaijan is 1.82, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Azerbaijan peaked at 1.83 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0451, in 1997.
Azerbaijan ranks 6th of 131 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1846 | 0.0451 | 0.3251 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.08 | 0.4635 | 1.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.73 | 1.62 | 1.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.82 | 1.82 | 1.82 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
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Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen satisfaction with democracy in Azerbaijan?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Azerbaijan was 1.82 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.83 in 2019.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0451 in 1997.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Azerbaijan ranks 6th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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.