Support for Democracy (Latinobarómetro)
Share who say democracy is preferable to any other form of government. Latinobarómetro 2024 report, 1995–2024.
Source: Latinobarómetro (Informe 2024) Licence: Latinobarómetro — public report aggregates Unit: % Parsed: 2026-07-03 Open source ↗
Period: 1995–2024 (waves; no fieldwork in some years). Method: Country aggregates as published in the Informe 2024 (report tables, weighted national samples ~1,000–1,200 per country).
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Avg (2024)
51.4%
+3.7pp vs 2023
Improving
12
of 17 tracked
Declining
3
period over period
Stable
2
±0.5pp band
Democracy preferable
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Trend over time
Group average by period, 1995–2024.
Americas
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Movers
Biggest period-over-period changes.
Top risers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | 49% | +14.0pp |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | 75% | +13.0pp |
| 🇵🇦 Panama | 54% | +8.0pp |
| 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 63% | +7.0pp |
| 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 55% | +7.0pp |
Top fallers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇪 Peru | 44% | -6.0pp |
| 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 47% | -4.0pp |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | 45% | -1.0pp |
By group
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Americas +3.7pp
| Group | Members | Avg | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Americas | 17 | 51.4% | +3.7pp |
Support for Democracy (Latinobarómetro) — full ranking
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| # | Entity | Democracy preferable | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 75% | +13.0pp |
| 2 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 70% | 0.00pp |
| 3 | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 63% | +7.0pp |
| 4 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 61% | +3.0pp |
| 5 | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 60% | +3.0pp |
| 6 | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 55% | +7.0pp |
| 7 | 🇵🇦 Panama | 54% | +8.0pp |
| 8 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 49% | +14.0pp |
| 9 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 48% | 0.00pp |
| 10 | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 47% | +1.0pp |
| 11 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 47% | -4.0pp |
| 12 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 45% | -1.0pp |
| 13 | 🇵🇪 Peru | 44% | -6.0pp |
| 14 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 43% | +3.0pp |
| 15 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 42% | +5.0pp |
| 16 | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 36% | +4.0pp |
| 17 | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 35% | +6.0pp |