Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Ukraine
Ukraine: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was -2.26 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Ukraine, 1992–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Ukraine stood at -2.26.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Ukraine peaked at -1.8 in 1992 and was at its lowest, -2.38, in 2010.
Ukraine ranks 130th of 131 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -1.8 | — |
| 1993 | -1.89 | +5.1% |
| 1994 | -1.93 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | -1.97 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | -2 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | -2.12 | +6.2% |
| 1998 | -2.24 | +5.9% |
| 1999 | -2.22 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | -2.16 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | -2.1 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | -2.03 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | -1.97 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | -1.91 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | -2.03 | +6.6% |
| 2006 | -2.15 | +6.0% |
| 2007 | -2.25 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | -2.35 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | -2.36 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | -2.38 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | -2.32 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | -2.26 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | -2.26 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | -2.26 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | -2.25 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | -2.25 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -2.26 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | -2.26 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -2.26 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | -2.26 | -0.1% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's -2.26 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.364, 6.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's -2.26 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0062, 364.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.02 | -2.24 | -1.8 | 8 |
| 2000s | -2.13 | -2.36 | -1.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.28 | -2.38 | -2.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.26 | -2.26 | -2.26 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 127 Sao Tome and Principe -1.69 compare
- 128 Armenia -1.78 compare
- 129 Gabon -2.16 compare
- 131 Madagascar -2.43 compare
More social development data for Ukraine
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,370 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.22 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.134 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.22 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 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 Ukraine?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Ukraine was -2.26 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was -1.8 in 1992.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.38 in 2010.
- How does Ukraine rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Ukraine ranks 130th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.