Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Hungary
Hungary: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was 0.2076 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Hungary, 1990–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 0.2076 for citizen satisfaction with democracy in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 17.2% on the previous year and up 124.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Hungary peaked at 0.2076 in 2020 and was at its lowest, -1.29, in 2008.
Hungary ranks 52nd of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.01 | -1.15 | -0.7233 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.8733 | -1.29 | -0.6015 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4443 | -0.8767 | 0.1772 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2076 | 0.2076 | 0.2076 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
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Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen satisfaction with democracy in Hungary?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Hungary was 0.2076 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2076 in 2020.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.29 in 2008.
- How does Hungary rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Hungary ranks 52nd out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hungary 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.