| Germany | | |
Voter turnout in the national election | 76.6% (2021) [11/38countries] | | |
% of those who think that voting in elections is very important to be a good citizen | 78.8% (2022) [5/17countries] | | |
Extent to which people think that it is important, in order to be a good citizen, to vote in elections | 5.39 (2014) [23/26countries] | | |
% of those who think that voting gives people some say about how the government runs things | 66.9% (2019) [14/21countries] | | |
% of those who think that it is important that honest elections are held regularly | 96.5% (2019) [7/21countries] | | |
% of those who think that the last national election was fair regarding the opportunities of the candidates and parties to campaign | 65.9% (2014) [8/26countries] | | |
% of those who think that referendums are a good way to decide important political questions | 76.0% (2014) [2/26countries] | | |
% of those who think that it is important that people can say what they want without state/ government censorship | 98.5% (2019) [3/21countries] | | |
% of those who think that giving people more say is the most important aim of the country out of maintaining national order/ giving people more say/ fighting rising prices/ protecting freedom of speech | 40.0% (2020) [3/20countries] | | |
% of those who think that protecting freedom of speech is the most important aim of the country out of maintaining national order/ giving people more say/ fighting rising prices/ protecting freedom of speech | 20.0% (2020) [5/20countries] | | |
% of those who are satisfied with the way democracy is working | 61.6% (2023) [3/16countries] | | |
% of those who are proud of their country in the way democracy works | 71.7% (2013) [7/26countries] | | |
Extent to which people think democracy works well in their country today | 6.46 (2014) [7/26countries] | | |
Extent to which people think democracy worked well in their country 10 years ago | 6.49 (2014) [9/26countries] | | |
Extent to which people think democracy will work well in their country 10 years from now | 5.99 (2014) [9/26countries] | | |
% of those who are optimistic about the future of their country's political system | 56.8% (2019) [5/21countries] | | |
% of those who think that their country's political system needs major reform | 47.2% (2021) [10/15countries] | | |
% of those who think that the state is run for the benefit of all the people | 52.9% (2019) [10/21countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that all citizens have an adequate standard of living | 6.03 (2014) [22/26countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that government authorities respect and protect the rights of minorities | 6.09 (2014) [12/26countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that people be given more opportunities to participate in public decision-making | 6.11 (2014) [7/26countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that citizens may engage in acts of civil disobedience when they oppose government actions | 5.67 (2014) [3/26countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that governments respect democratic rights whatever the circumstances | 6.46 (2014) [5/26countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that people convicted of serious crimes lose their citizen rights | 4.74 (2014) [19/26countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that long-term residents of a country, who are not citizens, have the right to vote in that countryfs national elections | 4.11 (2014) [11/26countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that citizens have the right not to vote | 5.30 (2014) [8/26countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that health care be provided for everyone | 6.72 (2014) [5/26countries] | | |
% of those who think that it is important that human rights organizations are allowed to operate without interference | 94.1% (2019) [6/21countries] | | |
% of those who think that a democratic system where citizens, not elected officials, vote directly on major national issues to decide what becomes law is good | 77.9% (2023) [3/16countries] | | |
% of those who think that a democratic system where representatives elected by citizens decide what becomes law is good | 90.2% (2023) [1/16countries] | | |
% of those who think that a system where a strong leader can make decisions without interference from parliament or the courts | 11.2% (2023) [11/16countries] | | |
% of those who think that a system where experts, not elected officials, make decisions | 58.6% (2023) [7/16countries] | | |
% of those who think that a system where the military rules the country | 4.0% (2023) [16/16countries] | | |