| India | | |
Voter turnout in the national election | 67.4% (2019) [88/200countries] | | |
Extent to which people think that it is important, in order to be a good citizen, to vote in elections | 5.81 (2014) [16/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that voting gives people some say about how the government runs things | 84.6% (2019) [3/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that it is important that honest elections are held regularly | 89.3% (2019) [24/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that the last national election was fair regarding the opportunities of the candidates and parties to campaign | 64.9% (2014) [10/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that referendums are a good way to decide important political questions | 66.6% (2014) [17/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that it is important that people can say what they want without state/ government censorship | 80.4% (2019) [27/34countries] | | |
% 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 | 26.7% (2020) [15/28countries] | | |
% 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 | 7.1% (2020) [20/28countries] | | |
% of those who are satisfied with the way democracy is working | 73.8% (2023) [2/23countries] | | |
% of those who are proud of their country in the way democracy works | 84.7% (2013) [4/33countries] | | |
Extent to which people think democracy works well in their country today | 5.53 (2014) [17/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think democracy worked well in their country 10 years ago | 4.84 (2014) [25/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think democracy will work well in their country 10 years from now | 6.33 (2014) [8/34countries] | | |
% of those who are optimistic about the future of their country's political system | 61.1% (2019) [5/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that the state is run for the benefit of all the people | 77.3% (2019) [6/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that all citizens have an adequate standard of living | 5.13 (2014) [34/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that government authorities respect and protect the rights of minorities | 4.95 (2014) [33/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that people be given more opportunities to participate in public decision-making | 4.98 (2014) [34/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that citizens may engage in acts of civil disobedience when they oppose government actions | 4.29 (2014) [26/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that governments respect democratic rights whatever the circumstances | 5.17 (2014) [34/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that people convicted of serious crimes lose their citizen rights | 4.93 (2014) [19/34countries] | | |
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 | 4.28 (2014) [16/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that citizens have the right not to vote | 4.38 (2014) [26/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that health care be provided for everyone | 5.54 (2014) [33/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that it is important that human rights organizations are allowed to operate without interference | 80.6% (2019) [25/34countries] | | |
% 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 | 84.4% (2023) [1/23countries] | | |
% of those who think that a democratic system where representatives elected by citizens decide what becomes law is good | 82.2% (2023) [12/23countries] | | |
% of those who think that a system where a strong leader can make decisions without interference from parliament or the courts | 68.8% (2023) [1/23countries] | | |
% of those who think that a system where experts, not elected officials, make decisions | 84.7% (2023) [2/23countries] | | |
% of those who think that a system where the military rules the country | 73.6% (2023) [2/23countries] | | |