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.
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
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 552,523 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 17,161 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.193 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.536 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.508 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.193 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.087 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.098 (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.