Citizen support for democracy in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Citizen support for democracy was 0.2138 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Citizen support for democracy in Trinidad and Tobago, 2006–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 0.2138 for citizen support for democracy in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 111.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen support for democracy in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.2158 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0573, in 2012.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 46th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Citizen support for democracy in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.0965 | — |
| 2007 | 0.0971 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0995 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1032 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.101 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0823 | -18.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0573 | -30.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1311 | +128.6% |
| 2014 | 0.204 | +55.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2076 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2095 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2099 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2158 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.212 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2138 | +0.8% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.2138 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3338, 64% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.2138 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.7907. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citizen support for democracy in Trinidad and Tobago 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +128.6% | 0.0573 | 0.1311 |
| 2014 | +55.6% | 0.1311 | 0.204 |
| 2012 | -30.3% | 0.0823 | 0.0573 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0991 | 0.0965 | 0.1032 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.1631 | 0.0573 | 0.2158 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2138 | 0.2138 | 0.2138 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 43 Ghana 0.234 compare
- 44 Japan 0.2249 compare
- 45 Azerbaijan 0.2181 compare
- 47 United States 0.2049 compare
- 48 Taiwan 0.1955 compare
- 49 Costa Rica 0.1553 compare
More social development data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,877 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 576 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (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 576 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0014 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Citizen support for democracy in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.2138 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2158 in 2018.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0573 in 2012.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 46th out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.