Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Mexico
Mexico: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was -0.9333 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Mexico, 1995–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Mexico stood at -0.9333.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 101.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Mexico peaked at -0.0506 in 2000 and was at its lowest, -1.36, in 2017.
That places Mexico 114th out of 131 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -0.6363 | — |
| 1996 | -0.7017 | +10.3% |
| 1997 | -0.2502 | -64.3% |
| 1998 | -0.369 | +47.5% |
| 1999 | -0.2104 | -43.0% |
| 2000 | -0.0506 | -76.0% |
| 2001 | -0.3538 | +599.9% |
| 2002 | -0.6122 | +73.0% |
| 2003 | -0.6698 | +9.4% |
| 2004 | -0.5041 | -24.7% |
| 2005 | -0.3647 | -27.6% |
| 2006 | -0.0962 | -73.6% |
| 2007 | -0.1871 | +94.6% |
| 2008 | -0.3045 | +62.8% |
| 2009 | -0.3159 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | -0.4639 | +46.9% |
| 2011 | -0.5449 | +17.5% |
| 2012 | -0.6079 | +11.6% |
| 2013 | -0.3851 | -36.7% |
| 2014 | -0.7644 | +98.5% |
| 2015 | -0.8982 | +17.5% |
| 2016 | -1.13 | +25.6% |
| 2017 | -1.36 | +20.4% |
| 2018 | -1.18 | -13.3% |
| 2019 | -0.9369 | -20.4% |
| 2020 | -0.9333 | -0.4% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's -0.9333 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.364, 2.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mexico's -0.9333 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.5167, 1.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -599.9% | -0.0506 | -0.3538 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.4335 | -0.7017 | -0.2104 | 5 |
| 2000s | -0.3459 | -0.6698 | -0.0506 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.8265 | -1.36 | -0.3851 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.9333 | -0.9333 | -0.9333 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More social development data for Mexico
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 152,002 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 41,307 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 41,307 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0012 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 Mexico?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Mexico was -0.9333 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0506 in 2000.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.36 in 2017.
- How does Mexico rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Mexico ranks 114th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 101.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico 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.