Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Gabon
Gabon: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was -2.16 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Gabon, 2015–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gabon recorded -2.16 for citizen satisfaction with democracy in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
That places Gabon 129th out of 131 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -2 | — |
| 2016 | -2.08 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | -2.16 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | -2.16 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | -2.16 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -2.16 | -0.1% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's -2.16 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.364, 5.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Gabon's -2.16 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.1972, 10.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -2.11 | -2.16 | -2 | 5 |
| 2020s | -2.16 | -2.16 | -2.16 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 126 Bosnia and Herzegovina -1.67 compare
- 127 Sao Tome and Principe -1.69 compare
- 128 Armenia -1.78 compare
- 130 Ukraine -2.26 compare
- 131 Madagascar -2.43 compare
More social development data for Gabon
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 166 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 984 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 984 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen satisfaction with democracy in Gabon?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Gabon was -2.16 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was -2 in 2015.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.16 in 2017.
- How does Gabon rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Gabon ranks 129th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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.