Citizen support for democracy in Nepal
Nepal: Citizen support for democracy was -0.9406 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Citizen support for democracy in Nepal, 2005–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, citizen support for democracy in Nepal stood at -0.9406.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen support for democracy in Nepal peaked at -0.938 in 2017 and was at its lowest, -1.36, in 2005.
Nepal ranks 110th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Citizen support for democracy in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -1.36 | — |
| 2006 | -1.3 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | -1.25 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | -1.2 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | -1.15 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | -1.09 | -4.7% |
| 2011 | -1.05 | -3.9% |
| 2012 | -0.999 | -4.9% |
| 2013 | -0.9458 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | -0.9449 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | -0.9456 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | -0.9408 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | -0.938 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | -0.9418 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | -0.9404 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | -0.9406 | +0.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's -0.9406 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.6191, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.25 | -1.36 | -1.15 | 5 |
| 2010s | -0.9739 | -1.09 | -0.938 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.9406 | -0.9406 | -0.9406 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More social development data for Nepal
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 19,613 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8,019 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8,019 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 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 Nepal?
- Citizen support for democracy in Nepal was -0.9406 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was -0.938 in 2017.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.36 in 2005.
- How does Nepal rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Nepal ranks 110th out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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.