Citizen support for democracy in Cambodia
Cambodia: Citizen support for democracy was 0.0875 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Citizen support for democracy in Cambodia, 2004–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 0.0875 for citizen support for democracy in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 202.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen support for democracy in Cambodia peaked at 0.3125 in 2004 and was at its lowest, -0.1092, in 2008.
That places Cambodia 56th 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 Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.3125 | — |
| 2005 | 0.2581 | -17.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2125 | -17.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1613 | -24.1% |
| 2008 | -0.1092 | -167.7% |
| 2009 | -0.0968 | -11.4% |
| 2010 | -0.0852 | -12.0% |
| 2011 | -0.0714 | -16.2% |
| 2012 | -0.0541 | -24.2% |
| 2013 | -0.0077 | -85.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0452 | -688.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0971 | +114.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0961 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.097 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0896 | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0915 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0875 | -4.4% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.0875 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.6191. (35 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.0875 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.4405. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citizen support for democracy in Cambodia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +688.6% | -0.0077 | 0.0452 |
| 2008 | -167.7% | 0.1613 | -0.1092 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1231 | -0.1092 | 0.3125 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0298 | -0.0852 | 0.0971 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0875 | 0.0875 | 0.0875 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More social development data for Cambodia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 23 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11,332 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0006 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11,332 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 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 support for democracy in Cambodia?
- Citizen support for democracy in Cambodia was 0.0875 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3125 in 2004.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1092 in 2008.
- How does Cambodia rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Cambodia ranks 56th out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 202.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.