Citizen support for democracy in Palestine
Palestine: Citizen support for democracy was -0.755 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Citizen support for democracy in Palestine, 2006–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for citizen support for democracy in Palestine is -0.755, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen support for democracy in Palestine peaked at -0.2632 in 2006 and was at its lowest, -0.8984, in 2016.
That places Palestine 96th out of 144 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Citizen support for democracy in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -0.2632 | — |
| 2007 | -0.3277 | +24.5% |
| 2008 | -0.3977 | +21.4% |
| 2009 | -0.4719 | +18.7% |
| 2010 | -0.543 | +15.1% |
| 2011 | -0.4903 | -9.7% |
| 2012 | -0.4401 | -10.2% |
| 2013 | -0.5525 | +25.6% |
| 2014 | -0.6688 | +21.0% |
| 2015 | -0.7878 | +17.8% |
| 2016 | -0.8984 | +14.0% |
| 2017 | -0.825 | -8.2% |
| 2018 | -0.7585 | -8.1% |
| 2019 | -0.7539 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | -0.755 | +0.1% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's -0.755 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.6191, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Palestine's -0.755 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -0.8121, 93% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.3651 | -0.4719 | -0.2632 | 4 |
| 2010s | -0.6718 | -0.8984 | -0.4401 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.755 | -0.755 | -0.755 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 93 Burkina Faso -0.7201 compare
- 94 El Salvador -0.7299 compare
- 95 Bangladesh -0.7347 compare
- 97 Malaysia -0.7681 compare
- 98 Bolivia -0.7735 compare
- 99 Nigeria -0.801 compare
More social development data for Palestine
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 48,323 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (1995)
- Electoral democracy 0 (1947)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1995)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (1995)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0089 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 48,323 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.356 (1948)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen support for democracy in Palestine?
- Citizen support for democracy in Palestine was -0.755 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was -0.2632 in 2006.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8984 in 2016.
- How does Palestine rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Palestine ranks 96th out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine 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.