Citizen satisfaction with democracy in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was -0.3095 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in North Macedonia, 1992–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded -0.3095 for citizen satisfaction with democracy in 2020.
The figure is up 45.1% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen satisfaction with democracy in North Macedonia peaked at -0.2199 in 1992 and was at its lowest, -0.8751, in 2001.
North Macedonia ranks 84th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -0.2199 | — |
| 1993 | -0.3617 | +64.5% |
| 1994 | -0.5405 | +49.4% |
| 1995 | -0.5766 | +6.7% |
| 1996 | -0.5745 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | -0.6354 | +10.6% |
| 1998 | -0.6922 | +8.9% |
| 1999 | -0.7569 | +9.3% |
| 2000 | -0.8144 | +7.6% |
| 2001 | -0.8751 | +7.4% |
| 2002 | -0.7846 | -10.3% |
| 2003 | -0.693 | -11.7% |
| 2004 | -0.6032 | -13.0% |
| 2005 | -0.5081 | -15.8% |
| 2006 | -0.4146 | -18.4% |
| 2007 | -0.3222 | -22.3% |
| 2008 | -0.2676 | -17.0% |
| 2009 | -0.379 | +41.6% |
| 2010 | -0.4912 | +29.6% |
| 2011 | -0.4975 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | -0.5077 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | -0.5079 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | -0.517 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | -0.5248 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | -0.5347 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | -0.5458 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | -0.5556 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | -0.5642 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | -0.3095 | -45.1% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's -0.3095 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.364, 85% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's -0.3095 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0062, 49.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.5447 | -0.7569 | -0.2199 | 8 |
| 2000s | -0.5662 | -0.8751 | -0.2676 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.5246 | -0.5642 | -0.4912 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3095 | -0.3095 | -0.3095 | 1 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20,822 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,886 (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 0.001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,886 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0114 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 North Macedonia?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in North Macedonia was -0.3095 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.2199 in 1992.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8751 in 2001.
- How does North Macedonia rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- North Macedonia ranks 84th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.