Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Italy
Italy: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was 0.0186 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Italy, 1973–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for citizen satisfaction with democracy in Italy is 0.0186, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 115.1% on the previous year and up 103.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Italy peaked at 0.0186 in 2020 and was at its lowest, -1.9, in 1976.
That places Italy 64th out of 131 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -1.71 | -1.9 | -1.34 | 7 |
| 1980s | -1.46 | -1.74 | -1.25 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.47 | -1.88 | -0.9318 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.5504 | -0.8188 | -0.2934 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.6859 | -1.03 | -0.1225 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0186 | 0.0186 | 0.0186 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen satisfaction with democracy in Italy?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Italy was 0.0186 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0186 in 2020.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.9 in 1976.
- How does Italy rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Italy ranks 64th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.