Citizen support for democracy in Gabon
Gabon: Citizen support for democracy was 0.4402 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Citizen support for democracy in Gabon, 2015–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, citizen support for democracy in Gabon stood at 0.4402.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Gabon ranks 34th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Citizen support for democracy in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.4229 | — |
| 2016 | 0.4284 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.438 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4393 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4444 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4402 | -1.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.4402 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.9114. (44 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.4402 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.019, 23.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4346 | 0.4229 | 0.4444 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.4402 | 0.4402 | 0.4402 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More social development data for Gabon
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 166 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 984 (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 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 984 (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 support for democracy in Gabon?
- Citizen support for democracy in Gabon was 0.4402 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4444 in 2019.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4229 in 2015.
- How does Gabon rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Gabon ranks 34th out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gabon 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.