Citizen support for democracy in Myanmar
Myanmar: Citizen support for democracy was -1.32 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Citizen support for democracy in Myanmar, 2015–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded -1.32 for citizen support for democracy in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Myanmar ranks 128th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -1.52 | -1.65 | -1.38 | 5 |
| 2020s | -1.32 | -1.32 | -1.32 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More social development data for Myanmar
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 1.52 million (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.08 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.026 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.105 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.08 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.041 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.015 (2025)
- Varieties of democracy 0.08 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen support for democracy in Myanmar?
- Citizen support for democracy in Myanmar was -1.32 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was -1.32 in 2020.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.65 in 2015.
- How does Myanmar rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Myanmar ranks 128th out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.