Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Romania
Romania: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was -0.3498 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Romania, 1991–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Romania stood at -0.3498. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 41.6% on the previous year and up 76.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Romania peaked at -0.3498 in 2020 and was at its lowest, -1.61, in 2012.
Romania ranks 88th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.7693 | — |
| 1992 | -0.9712 | +26.2% |
| 1993 | -0.9986 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | -0.9195 | -7.9% |
| 1995 | -0.6898 | -25.0% |
| 1996 | -0.3827 | -44.5% |
| 1997 | -0.4715 | +23.2% |
| 1998 | -0.6822 | +44.7% |
| 1999 | -0.8918 | +30.7% |
| 2000 | -0.8689 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | -0.8503 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | -0.8326 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | -0.8129 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | -0.7931 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | -0.8927 | +12.6% |
| 2006 | -0.9362 | +4.9% |
| 2007 | -0.8722 | -6.8% |
| 2008 | -0.959 | +9.9% |
| 2009 | -1.33 | +38.8% |
| 2010 | -1.47 | +10.4% |
| 2011 | -1.53 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | -1.61 | +5.5% |
| 2013 | -1.53 | -4.9% |
| 2014 | -1.28 | -16.3% |
| 2015 | -1 | -21.8% |
| 2016 | -0.8408 | -16.2% |
| 2017 | -0.7823 | -7.0% |
| 2018 | -0.7717 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | -0.5994 | -22.3% |
| 2020 | -0.3498 | -41.6% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's -0.3498 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.303. (47 countries reporting)
- Romania's -0.3498 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0062, 56.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.753 | -0.9986 | -0.3827 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.9149 | -1.33 | -0.7931 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.14 | -1.61 | -0.5994 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3498 | -0.3498 | -0.3498 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More social development data for Romania
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,130 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,130 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0109 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 Romania?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Romania was -0.3498 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was -0.3498 in 2020.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.61 in 2012.
- How does Romania rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Romania ranks 88th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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.