Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was -0.3296 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Zimbabwe, 2001–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded -0.3296 for citizen satisfaction with democracy in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 61.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Zimbabwe peaked at -0.3257 in 2017 and was at its lowest, -1.24, in 2005.
That places Zimbabwe 87th out of 131 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.9559 | -1.24 | -0.688 | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.5263 | -0.8591 | -0.3257 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3296 | -0.3296 | -0.3296 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 8,570 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 6,632 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.268 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.414 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.424 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.268 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.202 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.147 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen satisfaction with democracy in Zimbabwe?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Zimbabwe was -0.3296 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was -0.3257 in 2017.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.24 in 2005.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Zimbabwe ranks 87th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.