| United Kingdom | | |
Voter turnout in the national election | 67.6% (2019) [86/200countries] | | |
% of those who think that voting in elections is very important to be a good citizen | 78.3% (2022) [8/19countries] | | |
Extent to which people think that it is important, in order to be a good citizen, to vote in elections | 5.69 (2014) [19/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that voting gives people some say about how the government runs things | 66.5% (2019) [21/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that it is important that honest elections are held regularly | 96.8% (2019) [5/34countries] | | |
% 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 | 61.0% (2014) [25/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that it is important that people can say what they want without state/ government censorship | 95.6% (2019) [11/34countries] | | |
% of those who are satisfied with the way democracy is working | 40.5% (2023) [12/23countries] | | |
% of those who are proud of their country in the way democracy works | 75.9% (2013) [7/33countries] | | |
Extent to which people think democracy works well in their country today | 6.36 (2014) [8/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think democracy worked well in their country 10 years ago | 6.41 (2014) [11/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think democracy will work well in their country 10 years from now | 5.86 (2014) [16/34countries] | | |
% of those who are optimistic about the future of their country's political system | 26.9% (2019) [27/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that their country's political system needs major reform | 52.3% (2021) [10/17countries] | | |
% of those who think that the state is run for the benefit of all the people | 46.1% (2019) [23/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that all citizens have an adequate standard of living | 6.34 (2014) [21/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that government authorities respect and protect the rights of minorities | 5.90 (2014) [25/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that people be given more opportunities to participate in public decision-making | 5.86 (2014) [20/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that citizens may engage in acts of civil disobedience when they oppose government actions | 3.71 (2014) [32/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that governments respect democratic rights whatever the circumstances | 5.60 (2014) [32/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that people convicted of serious crimes lose their citizen rights | 5.73 (2014) [4/34countries] | | |
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 | 3.82 (2014) [23/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that citizens have the right not to vote | 5.01 (2014) [18/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that health care be provided for everyone | 6.16 (2014) [30/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that it is important that human rights organizations are allowed to operate without interference | 94.3% (2019) [4/34countries] | | |
% 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 | 60.1% (2023) [20/23countries] | | |
% of those who think that a democratic system where representatives elected by citizens decide what becomes law is good | 87.3% (2023) [6/23countries] | | |
% of those who think that a system where a strong leader can make decisions without interference from parliament or the courts | 26.2% (2023) [11/23countries] | | |
% of those who think that a system where experts, not elected officials, make decisions | 50.6% (2023) [19/23countries] | | |
% of those who think that a system where the military rules the country | 14.5% (2023) [11/23countries] | | |