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.
Citizen support for democracy in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -0.7776 | — |
| 2007 | -0.7059 | -9.2% |
| 2008 | -0.6475 | -8.3% |
| 2009 | -0.5292 | -18.3% |
| 2010 | -0.4062 | -23.2% |
| 2011 | -0.2969 | -26.9% |
| 2012 | -0.1971 | -33.6% |
| 2013 | -0.4815 | +144.3% |
| 2014 | -0.761 | +58.1% |
| 2015 | -0.8702 | +14.4% |
| 2016 | -0.9899 | +13.8% |
| 2017 | -0.9918 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | -0.9926 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | -0.9872 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | -0.9881 | +0.1% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's -0.9881 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3338. (50 countries reporting)
- Guyana's -0.9881 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.7907, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citizen support for democracy in Guyana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -144.3% | -0.1971 | -0.4815 |
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 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More social development data for Guyana
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 35 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 342 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 50 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (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 342 (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 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.