Citizen support for democracy in Ukraine
Ukraine: Citizen support for democracy was -1.17 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Citizen support for democracy in Ukraine, 1991–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for citizen support for democracy in Ukraine is -1.17, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen support for democracy in Ukraine peaked at -0.8008 in 2011 and was at its lowest, -1.51, in 1995.
That places Ukraine 123rd out of 144 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.31 | -1.51 | -1.15 | 9 |
| 2000s | -1.16 | -1.3 | -1.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.9056 | -1.09 | -0.8008 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.17 | -1.17 | -1.17 | 1 |
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 2,370 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 5.22 million (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.386 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.418 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.542 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.386 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.252 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.24 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen support for democracy in Ukraine?
- Citizen support for democracy in Ukraine was -1.17 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was -0.8008 in 2011.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.51 in 1995.
- How does Ukraine rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Ukraine ranks 123rd out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.