Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was 0.8428 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Sri Lanka, 2003–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Sri Lanka stood at 0.8428.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.8434 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2323, in 2005.
That places Sri Lanka 23rd out of 131 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3514 | 0.2323 | 0.5293 | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.7911 | 0.6025 | 0.8434 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8428 | 0.8428 | 0.8428 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen satisfaction with democracy in Sri Lanka?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Sri Lanka was 0.8428 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8434 in 2019.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2323 in 2005.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Sri Lanka ranks 23rd out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.