Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Croatia
Croatia: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was -0.7501 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Croatia, 1995–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for citizen satisfaction with democracy in Croatia is -0.7501, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 26.9% on the previous year and up 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Croatia peaked at -0.4727 in 1995 and was at its lowest, -1.71, in 2013.
Croatia ranks 105th of 131 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -0.4727 | — |
| 1996 | -0.6993 | +47.9% |
| 1997 | -0.8612 | +23.1% |
| 1998 | -1.02 | +18.6% |
| 1999 | -1.18 | +15.6% |
| 2000 | -1.26 | +7.0% |
| 2001 | -1.35 | +6.5% |
| 2002 | -1.43 | +6.6% |
| 2003 | -1.52 | +6.0% |
| 2004 | -1.6 | +5.5% |
| 2005 | -1.68 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | -1.6 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | -1.4 | -12.5% |
| 2008 | -1.33 | -5.4% |
| 2009 | -1.44 | +8.4% |
| 2010 | -1.55 | +7.6% |
| 2011 | -1.6 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | -1.65 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | -1.71 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | -1.58 | -7.7% |
| 2015 | -1.32 | -16.3% |
| 2016 | -1.28 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | -1.39 | +8.7% |
| 2018 | -1.22 | -12.6% |
| 2019 | -1.03 | -15.7% |
| 2020 | -0.7501 | -26.9% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's -0.7501 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.303. (47 countries reporting)
- Croatia's -0.7501 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0062, 120.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.8471 | -1.18 | -0.4727 | 5 |
| 2000s | -1.46 | -1.68 | -1.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.43 | -1.71 | -1.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7501 | -0.7501 | -0.7501 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,207 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0077 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen satisfaction with democracy in Croatia?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Croatia was -0.7501 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.4727 in 1995.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.71 in 2013.
- How does Croatia rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Croatia ranks 105th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia 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.