Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Madagascar
Madagascar: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was -2.43 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Madagascar, 2005–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded -2.43 for citizen satisfaction with democracy in 2020.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Madagascar peaked at -1.24 in 2005 and was at its lowest, -2.44, in 2018.
Madagascar ranks 131st of 131 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -1.24 | — |
| 2006 | -1.38 | +11.3% |
| 2007 | -1.52 | +10.3% |
| 2008 | -1.66 | +9.3% |
| 2009 | -1.75 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | -1.83 | +4.9% |
| 2011 | -1.92 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | -2.01 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | -2.09 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | -2.2 | +4.8% |
| 2015 | -2.26 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | -2.34 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | -2.4 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | -2.44 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | -2.43 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -2.43 | -0.1% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's -2.43 is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.2553, 9.5× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's -2.43 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.1972, 12.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.51 | -1.75 | -1.24 | 5 |
| 2010s | -2.19 | -2.44 | -1.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.43 | -2.43 | -2.43 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More social development data for Madagascar
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 637 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen satisfaction with democracy in Madagascar?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Madagascar was -2.43 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was -1.24 in 2005.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.44 in 2018.
- How does Madagascar rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Madagascar ranks 131st out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.