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Citizen support for democracy

· higher is better · 144 countries

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League table

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  1. 1Iceland2.9
  2. 2Norway2.5
  3. 3Denmark2.3
  4. 4Sweden2.1
  5. 5Switzerland1.9
  6. 6Albania1.9
  7. 7Andorra1.9
  8. 8Greece1.9
  9. 9Germany1.9
  10. 10Austria1.8
  11. 11Finland1.6
  12. 12Mauritius1.2
  13. 13Spain1.1
  14. 14Netherlands0.95
  15. 15Zambia0.95
  16. 16Botswana0.94
  17. 17United Kingdom0.9
  18. 18Uganda0.88
  19. 19New Zealand0.87
  20. 20Hungary0.85
  21. 21Canada0.85
  22. 22France0.84
  23. 23Australia0.79
  24. 24Luxembourg0.78
  25. 25Israel0.71
  26. 26Italy0.71
  27. 27Burundi0.69
  28. 28Belgium0.62
  29. 29Sri Lanka0.6
  30. 30Sierra Leone0.53
  31. 31Slovenia0.47
  32. 32Cote d'Ivoire0.47
  33. 33Senegal0.46
  34. 34Gabon0.44
  35. 35Malta0.43
  36. 36Benin0.38
  37. 37Czechia0.34
  38. 38Estonia0.33
  39. 39Uruguay0.32
  40. 40China0.3
  41. 41Poland0.3
  42. 42Tanzania0.28
  43. 43Ghana0.23
  44. 44Japan0.22
  45. 45Azerbaijan0.22
  46. 46Trinidad and Tobago0.21
  47. 47United States0.2
  48. 48Taiwan0.2
  49. 49Costa Rica0.16
  50. 50Venezuela, RB0.14
  51. 51Malawi0.13
  52. 52Singapore0.13
  53. 53Croatia0.12
  54. 54Bosnia and Herzegovina0.12
  55. 55Cabo Verde0.09
  56. 56Cambodia0.09
  57. 57Liberia0.09
  58. 58Togo0.09
  59. 59Guinea0.03
  60. 60Sao Tome and Principe0.01
  61. 61Slovak Republic-0.01
  62. 62Lithuania-0.1
  63. 63Korea, Rep.-0.11
  64. 64Namibia-0.12
  65. 65Cyprus-0.13
  66. 66Belize-0.16
  67. 67Lebanon-0.17
  68. 68Rwanda-0.18
  69. 69Kuwait-0.19
  70. 70Chile-0.2
  71. 71Niger-0.24
  72. 72Ethiopia-0.26
  73. 73Belarus-0.26
  74. 74Kenya-0.29
  75. 75Mali-0.3
  76. 76Zimbabwe-0.34
  77. 77Ireland-0.4
  78. 78Armenia-0.4
  79. 79Latvia-0.47
  80. 80Georgia-0.48
  81. 81Bulgaria-0.48
  82. 82Turkiye-0.49
  83. 83Suriname-0.5
  84. 84Cameroon-0.53
  85. 85Dominican Republic-0.54
  86. 86Portugal-0.55
  87. 87Argentina-0.55
  88. 88Tunisia-0.56
  89. 89Yemen, Rep.-0.59
  90. 90Morocco-0.62
  91. 91Eswatini-0.62
  92. 92Nicaragua-0.67
  93. 93Burkina Faso-0.72
  94. 94El Salvador-0.73
  95. 95Bangladesh-0.73
  96. 96West Bank and Gaza-0.75
  97. 97Malaysia-0.77
  98. 98Bolivia-0.77
  99. 99Nigeria-0.8
  100. 100Paraguay-0.81
  101. 101Bahrain-0.81
  102. 102Madagascar-0.82
  103. 103Haiti-0.88
  104. 104North Macedonia-0.88
  105. 105Lesotho-0.89
  106. 106Brazil-0.9
  107. 107Romania-0.92
  108. 108Colombia-0.92
  109. 109Jordan-0.93
  110. 110Nepal-0.94
  111. 111Russian Federation-0.94
  112. 112Libya-0.97
  113. 113Montenegro-0.98
  114. 114Guyana-0.99
  115. 115Mexico-0.99
  116. 116Algeria-1
  117. 117Peru-1
  118. 118Uzbekistan-1
  119. 119South Africa-1.1
  120. 120Sudan-1.1
  121. 121Iran, Islamic Rep.-1.1
  122. 122Mongolia-1.1
  123. 123Ukraine-1.2
  124. 124Guatemala-1.2
  125. 125Tajikistan-1.2
  126. 126Panama-1.2
  127. 127Serbia-1.2
  128. 128Myanmar-1.3
  129. 129Iraq-1.4
  130. 130Jamaica-1.4
  131. 131Moldova-1.4
  132. 132Philippines-1.4
  133. 133Ecuador-1.4
  134. 134Saudi Arabia-1.4
  135. 135Egypt, Arab Rep.-1.4
  136. 136Indonesia-1.6
  137. 137Honduras-1.6
  138. 138Kazakhstan-1.7
  139. 139Mozambique-1.7
  140. 140Kyrgyz Republic-1.7
  141. 141Thailand-1.7
  142. 142India-1.8
  143. 143Pakistan-1.8
  144. 144Viet Nam-1.9

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