Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Turkey
Turkey: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was 0.1321 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Turkey, 2001–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for citizen satisfaction with democracy in Turkey is 0.1321, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 658.0% on the previous year and up 126.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Turkey peaked at 0.1321 in 2020 and was at its lowest, -0.9285, in 2001.
That places Turkey 56th 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 Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -0.9285 | — |
| 2002 | -0.6708 | -27.8% |
| 2003 | -0.4081 | -39.2% |
| 2004 | -0.1509 | -63.0% |
| 2005 | -0.0137 | -90.9% |
| 2006 | -0.0694 | +407.2% |
| 2007 | -0.1202 | +73.1% |
| 2008 | -0.2773 | +130.8% |
| 2009 | -0.223 | -19.6% |
| 2010 | -0.4981 | +123.4% |
| 2011 | -0.3045 | -38.9% |
| 2012 | -0.3915 | +28.6% |
| 2013 | -0.4769 | +21.8% |
| 2014 | -0.5711 | +19.7% |
| 2015 | -0.6635 | +16.2% |
| 2016 | -0.5026 | -24.2% |
| 2017 | -0.3435 | -31.7% |
| 2018 | -0.1841 | -46.4% |
| 2019 | -0.0237 | -87.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1321 | -658.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.1321 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.364. (41 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.1321 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0062. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Turkey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +658.0% | -0.0237 | 0.1321 |
| 2006 | -407.2% | -0.0137 | -0.0694 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.318 | -0.9285 | -0.0137 | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.3959 | -0.6635 | -0.0237 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1321 | 0.1321 | 0.1321 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More social development data for Turkey
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.39 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 149,405 (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 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 149,405 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0278 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 Turkey?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Turkey was 0.1321 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1321 in 2020.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9285 in 2001.
- How does Turkey rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Turkey ranks 56th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey 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.