Citizen support for democracy in Bolivia
Bolivia: Citizen support for democracy was -0.7735 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Citizen support for democracy in Bolivia, 1996–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded -0.7735 for citizen support for democracy in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and down 5,568.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen support for democracy in Bolivia peaked at 0.1119 in 2009 and was at its lowest, -0.8264, in 2019.
That places Bolivia 98th out of 144 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 support for democracy in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -0.2046 | — |
| 1997 | -0.2398 | +17.2% |
| 1998 | -0.3775 | +57.4% |
| 1999 | -0.4163 | +10.3% |
| 2000 | -0.4607 | +10.7% |
| 2001 | -0.6233 | +35.3% |
| 2002 | -0.7424 | +19.1% |
| 2003 | -0.7834 | +5.5% |
| 2004 | -0.7051 | -10.0% |
| 2005 | -0.6278 | -11.0% |
| 2006 | -0.3126 | -50.2% |
| 2007 | -0.0364 | -88.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0518 | -242.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1119 | +115.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0141 | -87.4% |
| 2011 | -0.2015 | -1524.9% |
| 2012 | -0.3127 | +55.1% |
| 2013 | -0.2066 | -33.9% |
| 2014 | -0.131 | -36.6% |
| 2015 | -0.2026 | +54.7% |
| 2016 | -0.2915 | +43.9% |
| 2017 | -0.5095 | +74.8% |
| 2018 | -0.6813 | +33.7% |
| 2019 | -0.8264 | +21.3% |
| 2020 | -0.7735 | -6.4% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's -0.7735 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.6191, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's -0.7735 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.7907, 98% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citizen support for democracy in Bolivia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -1524.9% | 0.0141 | -0.2015 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.3095 | -0.4163 | -0.2046 | 4 |
| 2000s | -0.4128 | -0.7834 | 0.1119 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3349 | -0.8264 | 0.0141 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7735 | -0.7735 | -0.7735 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen support for democracy in Bolivia?
- Citizen support for democracy in Bolivia was -0.7735 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1119 in 2009.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8264 in 2019.
- How does Bolivia rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Bolivia ranks 98th out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5,568.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen support for 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 support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.