Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Togo
Togo: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was -1.42 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Togo, 2012–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Togo recorded -1.42 for citizen satisfaction with democracy in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Togo peaked at -1.2 in 2014 and was at its lowest, -1.42, in 2017.
That places Togo 124th out of 131 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -1.24 | — |
| 2013 | -1.22 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | -1.2 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | -1.27 | +5.8% |
| 2016 | -1.34 | +5.9% |
| 2017 | -1.42 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | -1.42 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | -1.42 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | -1.42 | -0.2% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's -1.42 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.2275, 6.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Togo's -1.42 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.1972, 7.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -1.32 | -1.42 | -1.2 | 8 |
| 2020s | -1.42 | -1.42 | -1.42 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 121 Cape Verde -1.2 compare
- 122 Bulgaria -1.31 compare
- 123 Uzbekistan -1.34 compare
- 125 Moldova -1.48 compare
- 126 Bosnia and Herzegovina -1.67 compare
- 127 Sao Tome and Principe -1.69 compare
More social development data for Togo
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 54,167 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 12,661 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 20 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0015 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 12,661 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0063 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 Togo?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Togo was -1.42 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was -1.2 in 2014.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.42 in 2017.
- How does Togo rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Togo ranks 124th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo 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.