Citizen support for democracy in Sudan
Sudan: Citizen support for democracy was -1.08 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Citizen support for democracy in Sudan, 2010–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sudan recorded -1.08 for citizen support for democracy in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen support for democracy in Sudan peaked at -0.9458 in 2010 and was at its lowest, -1.39, in 2015.
That places Sudan 120th out of 144 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Citizen support for democracy in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -0.9458 | — |
| 2011 | -1.04 | +10.0% |
| 2012 | -1.14 | +9.5% |
| 2013 | -1.23 | +8.3% |
| 2014 | -1.31 | +6.2% |
| 2015 | -1.39 | +6.1% |
| 2016 | -1.29 | -7.3% |
| 2017 | -1.19 | -7.9% |
| 2018 | -1.09 | -8.1% |
| 2019 | -1.09 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | -1.08 | -0.5% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's -1.08 is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.2471, 4.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Sudan's -1.08 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.019. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -1.17 | -1.39 | -0.9458 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.08 | -1.08 | -1.08 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More social development data for Sudan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 809,816 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.82 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0546 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.82 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0157 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 Sudan?
- Citizen support for democracy in Sudan was -1.08 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was -0.9458 in 2010.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.39 in 2015.
- How does Sudan rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Sudan ranks 120th out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sudan 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.