Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Pakistan
Pakistan: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was 0.0432 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Pakistan, 2001–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Pakistan stood at 0.0432.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 118.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Pakistan peaked at 0.0457 in 2014 and was at its lowest, -1.05, in 2001.
That places Pakistan 63rd out of 131 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -1.05 | — |
| 2002 | -0.9635 | -7.8% |
| 2003 | -0.877 | -9.0% |
| 2004 | -0.7948 | -9.4% |
| 2005 | -0.7123 | -10.4% |
| 2006 | -0.6165 | -13.5% |
| 2007 | -0.5242 | -15.0% |
| 2008 | -0.4315 | -17.7% |
| 2009 | -0.3321 | -23.0% |
| 2010 | -0.2344 | -29.4% |
| 2011 | -0.1419 | -39.5% |
| 2012 | -0.0466 | -67.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0454 | -197.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0457 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0456 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0412 | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0444 | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0429 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0443 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0432 | -2.4% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.0432 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.2275. (31 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.0432 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.111, 39% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +197.3% | -0.0466 | 0.0454 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.6996 | -1.05 | -0.3321 | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.0114 | -0.2344 | 0.0457 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0432 | 0.0432 | 0.0432 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 60 Costa Rica 0.0899 compare
- 61 Bangladesh 0.0771 compare
- 62 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0553 compare
- 64 Italy 0.0186 compare
- 65 Russia -0.031 compare
- 66 Nigeria -0.0331 compare
More social development data for Pakistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.16 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 90,497 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % 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 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 90,497 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0045 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 Pakistan?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Pakistan was 0.0432 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0457 in 2014.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.05 in 2001.
- How does Pakistan rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Pakistan ranks 63rd out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 118.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.