Citizen support for democracy in Romania
Romania: Citizen support for democracy was -0.9167 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Citizen support for democracy in Romania, 1990–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Romania recorded -0.9167 for citizen support for democracy in 2020.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen support for democracy in Romania peaked at -0.1863 in 1990 and was at its lowest, -0.9283, in 2018.
Romania ranks 107th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.4063 | -0.7791 | -0.1863 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.6844 | -0.819 | -0.5316 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.8504 | -0.9283 | -0.7838 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.9167 | -0.9167 | -0.9167 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen support for democracy in Romania?
- Citizen support for democracy in Romania was -0.9167 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1863 in 1990.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9283 in 2018.
- How does Romania rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Romania ranks 107th out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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.