Citizen support for democracy in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Citizen support for democracy was -1.05 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Citizen support for democracy in Uzbekistan, 2002–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for citizen support for democracy in Uzbekistan is -1.05, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen support for democracy in Uzbekistan peaked at -0.8229 in 2005 and was at its lowest, -1.05, in 2020.
Uzbekistan ranks 118th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Citizen support for democracy in Uzbekistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -0.9836 | — |
| 2003 | -0.8711 | -11.4% |
| 2004 | -0.8491 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | -0.8229 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | -0.8603 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | -0.8831 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | -0.9285 | +5.1% |
| 2009 | -0.9654 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | -1 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | -1.03 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | -1.03 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | -1.03 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | -1.04 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | -1.04 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | -1.04 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | -1.04 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | -1.04 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | -1.04 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | -1.05 | +0.5% |
Uzbekistan compared with similar countries
- Uzbekistan's -1.05 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.6191, 1.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Uzbekistan's -1.05 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1715. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.8955 | -0.9836 | -0.8229 | 8 |
| 2010s | -1.03 | -1.04 | -1 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.05 | -1.05 | -1.05 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uzbekistan
More social development data for Uzbekistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,164 (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 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,164 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 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 Uzbekistan?
- Citizen support for democracy in Uzbekistan was -1.05 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was -0.8229 in 2005.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.05 in 2020.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Uzbekistan ranks 118th out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uzbekistan 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.