Citizen support for democracy in Madagascar
Madagascar: Citizen support for democracy was -0.8225 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Citizen support for democracy in Madagascar, 2005–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded -0.8225 for citizen support for democracy in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen support for democracy in Madagascar peaked at -0.6725 in 2015 and was at its lowest, -1.11, in 2013.
Madagascar ranks 102nd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.8144 | -0.8512 | -0.7873 | 5 |
| 2010s | -0.8757 | -1.11 | -0.6725 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.8225 | -0.8225 | -0.8225 | 1 |
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More social development data for Madagascar
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 87 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 637 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.361 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.635 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.812 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.361 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.217 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.187 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen support for democracy in Madagascar?
- Citizen support for democracy in Madagascar was -0.8225 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was -0.6725 in 2015.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.11 in 2013.
- How does Madagascar rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Madagascar ranks 102nd out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.