Citizen support for democracy in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Citizen support for democracy was -0.8789 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Citizen support for democracy in North Macedonia, 1998–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, citizen support for democracy in North Macedonia stood at -0.8789.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen support for democracy in North Macedonia peaked at -0.6796 in 2008 and was at its lowest, -0.902, in 2001.
North Macedonia ranks 104th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Citizen support for democracy in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -0.8362 | — |
| 1999 | -0.8558 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | -0.8829 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | -0.902 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | -0.8669 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | -0.8308 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | -0.8016 | -3.5% |
| 2005 | -0.7725 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | -0.7478 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | -0.7165 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | -0.6796 | -5.1% |
| 2009 | -0.6932 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | -0.7121 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | -0.7288 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | -0.7535 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | -0.7622 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | -0.7843 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | -0.8047 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | -0.8189 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | -0.8422 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | -0.8676 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | -0.8811 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | -0.8789 | -0.3% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's -0.8789 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.9114, 96% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's -0.8789 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1715. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.846 | -0.8558 | -0.8362 | 2 |
| 2000s | -0.7894 | -0.902 | -0.6796 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.7955 | -0.8811 | -0.7121 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.8789 | -0.8789 | -0.8789 | 1 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More social development data for North Macedonia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20,822 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,886 (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 0.001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,886 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0114 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 North Macedonia?
- Citizen support for democracy in North Macedonia was -0.8789 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.6796 in 2008.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.902 in 2001.
- How does North Macedonia rank for citizen support for democracy?
- North Macedonia ranks 104th out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.