Citizen support for democracy in Israel
Israel: Citizen support for democracy was 0.7144 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Citizen support for democracy in Israel, 2003–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Israel recorded 0.7144 for citizen support for democracy in 2020.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen support for democracy in Israel peaked at 0.7802 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.631, in 2015.
That places Israel 25th out of 144 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7226 | 0.6918 | 0.755 | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.7187 | 0.631 | 0.7802 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7144 | 0.7144 | 0.7144 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More social development data for Israel
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1,274 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 1,265 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.694 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.822 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.758 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.694 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.455 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.588 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen support for democracy in Israel?
- Citizen support for democracy in Israel was 0.7144 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7802 in 2012.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.631 in 2015.
- How does Israel rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Israel ranks 25th out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Israel 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.