Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Eswatini
Eswatini: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was -0.8533 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
-0.8533
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
109th
of 131 countries
All-time high
-0.6242
in 2013
All-time low
-0.8536
in 2018
Years of data
8
2013–2020
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Eswatini, 2013–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded -0.8533 for citizen satisfaction with democracy in 2020.
The figure is down 36.7% over ten years.
Eswatini ranks 109th of 131 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -0.7857 | -0.8536 | -0.6242 | 7 |
| 2020s | -0.8533 | -0.8533 | -0.8533 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More social development data for Eswatini
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1,414 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 220 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.128 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.113 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.023 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.128 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.11 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.097 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen satisfaction with democracy in Eswatini?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Eswatini was -0.8533 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was -0.6242 in 2013.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8536 in 2018.
- How does Eswatini rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Eswatini ranks 109th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.