Citizen support for democracy in Guyana
Guyana: Citizen support for democracy was -0.9881 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Citizen support for democracy in Guyana, 2006–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guyana recorded -0.9881 for citizen support for democracy in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 143.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen support for democracy in Guyana peaked at -0.1971 in 2012 and was at its lowest, -0.9926, in 2018.
That places Guyana 114th out of 144 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.6651 | -0.7776 | -0.5292 | 4 |
| 2010s | -0.6974 | -0.9926 | -0.1971 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.9881 | -0.9881 | -0.9881 | 1 |
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 35 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 342 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.515 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.771 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.821 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.515 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.283 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.328 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen support for democracy in Guyana?
- Citizen support for democracy in Guyana was -0.9881 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1971 in 2012.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9926 in 2018.
- How does Guyana rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Guyana ranks 114th out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 143.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana 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.