Citizen support for democracy in Mozambique
Mozambique: Citizen support for democracy was -1.71 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Citizen support for democracy in Mozambique, 2002–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for citizen support for democracy in Mozambique is -1.71, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen support for democracy in Mozambique peaked at -1.26 in 2008 and was at its lowest, -1.94, in 2015.
That places Mozambique 139th out of 144 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Citizen support for democracy in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -1.78 | — |
| 2003 | -1.71 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | -1.64 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | -1.58 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | -1.48 | -6.6% |
| 2007 | -1.37 | -7.3% |
| 2008 | -1.26 | -7.6% |
| 2009 | -1.27 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | -1.27 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | -1.28 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | -1.29 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | -1.51 | +16.7% |
| 2014 | -1.73 | +14.9% |
| 2015 | -1.94 | +12.3% |
| 2016 | -1.87 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | -1.79 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | -1.71 | -4.7% |
| 2019 | -1.71 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | -1.71 | -0.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's -1.71 is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.2471, 6.9× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's -1.71 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.019. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.51 | -1.78 | -1.26 | 8 |
| 2010s | -1.61 | -1.94 | -1.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.71 | -1.71 | -1.71 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More social development data for Mozambique
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,105 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 119 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (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 119 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 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 Mozambique?
- Citizen support for democracy in Mozambique was -1.71 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was -1.26 in 2008.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.94 in 2015.
- How does Mozambique rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Mozambique ranks 139th out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.