Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Slovakia
Slovakia: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was -0.087 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Slovakia, 1990–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for citizen satisfaction with democracy in Slovakia is -0.087, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 31.5% on the previous year and up 88.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Slovakia peaked at -0.087 in 2020 and was at its lowest, -1.43, in 1994.
Slovakia ranks 68th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.26 | -1.43 | -0.5911 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1 | -1.35 | -0.5475 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.5505 | -0.7857 | -0.1271 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.087 | -0.087 | -0.087 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen satisfaction with democracy in Slovakia?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Slovakia was -0.087 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.087 in 2020.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.43 in 1994.
- How does Slovakia rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Slovakia ranks 68th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.