Citizen support for democracy in Libya
Libya: Citizen support for democracy was -0.9724 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Citizen support for democracy in Libya, 2013–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for citizen support for democracy in Libya is -0.9724, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Libya ranks 112th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Citizen support for democracy in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -1.02 | — |
| 2014 | -1.05 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | -1.03 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | -1.02 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | -0.9975 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | -0.9872 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | -0.9741 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | -0.9724 | -0.2% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's -0.9724 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.9114, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Libya's -0.9724 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -0.8121, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -1.01 | -1.05 | -0.9741 | 7 |
| 2020s | -0.9724 | -0.9724 | -0.9724 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More social development data for Libya
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 552,523 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,161 (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 0.0023 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,161 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0741 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 Libya?
- Citizen support for democracy in Libya was -0.9724 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was -0.9724 in 2020.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.05 in 2014.
- How does Libya rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Libya ranks 112th out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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.