Citizen support for democracy in Peru
Peru: Citizen support for democracy was -1.04 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Citizen support for democracy in Peru, 1995–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for citizen support for democracy in Peru is -1.04, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 137.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen support for democracy in Peru peaked at -0.0544 in 2000 and was at its lowest, -1.04, in 2020.
That places Peru 117th out of 144 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Citizen support for democracy in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -0.3158 | — |
| 1996 | -0.1989 | -37.0% |
| 1997 | -0.1441 | -27.6% |
| 1998 | -0.0816 | -43.3% |
| 1999 | -0.0664 | -18.7% |
| 2000 | -0.0544 | -18.1% |
| 2001 | -0.0966 | +77.7% |
| 2002 | -0.5369 | +455.8% |
| 2003 | -0.7427 | +38.3% |
| 2004 | -0.8599 | +15.8% |
| 2005 | -0.8385 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | -0.6525 | -22.2% |
| 2007 | -0.6887 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | -0.6322 | -8.2% |
| 2009 | -0.5293 | -16.3% |
| 2010 | -0.4382 | -17.2% |
| 2011 | -0.3757 | -14.3% |
| 2012 | -0.5087 | +35.4% |
| 2013 | -0.4516 | -11.2% |
| 2014 | -0.5226 | +15.7% |
| 2015 | -0.5294 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | -0.5938 | +12.2% |
| 2017 | -0.8132 | +36.9% |
| 2018 | -0.9487 | +16.7% |
| 2019 | -0.995 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | -1.04 | +4.5% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's -1.04 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.9114, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Peru's -1.04 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.7907, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citizen support for democracy in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -455.8% | -0.0966 | -0.5369 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1614 | -0.3158 | -0.0664 | 5 |
| 2000s | -0.5632 | -0.8599 | -0.0544 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.6177 | -0.995 | -0.3757 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.04 | -1.04 | -1.04 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More social development data for Peru
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6,788 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,885 (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 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,885 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 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 Peru?
- Citizen support for democracy in Peru was -1.04 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0544 in 2000.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.04 in 2020.
- How does Peru rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Peru ranks 117th out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 137.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru 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.