Citizen support for democracy in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Citizen support for democracy was -1.19 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Citizen support for democracy in Tajikistan, 2005–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded -1.19 for citizen support for democracy in 2020. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen support for democracy in Tajikistan peaked at -1.19 in 2020 and was at its lowest, -1.78, in 2005.
That places Tajikistan 125th out of 144 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Citizen support for democracy in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -1.78 | — |
| 2006 | -1.74 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | -1.7 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | -1.67 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | -1.62 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | -1.58 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | -1.54 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | -1.5 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | -1.46 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | -1.43 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | -1.39 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | -1.35 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | -1.31 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | -1.27 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | -1.23 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | -1.19 | -3.4% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's -1.19 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.6191, 1.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's -1.19 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1715. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.7 | -1.78 | -1.62 | 5 |
| 2010s | -1.4 | -1.58 | -1.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.19 | -1.19 | -1.19 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
More social development data for Tajikistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8,620 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,163 (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 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,163 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0008 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 Tajikistan?
- Citizen support for democracy in Tajikistan was -1.19 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was -1.19 in 2020.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.78 in 2005.
- How does Tajikistan rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Tajikistan ranks 125th out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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.