Citizen support for democracy in Eswatini
Eswatini: Citizen support for democracy was -0.6218 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Citizen support for democracy in Eswatini, 2013–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for citizen support for democracy in Eswatini is -0.6218, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 80.2% over ten years.
Eswatini ranks 91st of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Citizen support for democracy in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -0.3451 | — |
| 2014 | -0.4045 | +17.2% |
| 2015 | -0.458 | +13.2% |
| 2016 | -0.5079 | +10.9% |
| 2017 | -0.5597 | +10.2% |
| 2018 | -0.6164 | +10.1% |
| 2019 | -0.6227 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | -0.6218 | -0.2% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's -0.6218 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.6191, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's -0.6218 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.019. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -0.502 | -0.6227 | -0.3451 | 7 |
| 2020s | -0.6218 | -0.6218 | -0.6218 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More social development data for Eswatini
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,414 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 220 (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 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 220 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0011 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 Eswatini?
- Citizen support for democracy in Eswatini was -0.6218 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was -0.3451 in 2013.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6227 in 2019.
- How does Eswatini rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Eswatini ranks 91st out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.