On a survey carried out in 2023, it was found that Argentina was the Latin American country with the second highest support for democracy amongst those surveyed, with 62 percent of respondents claiming to prefer democracy over any other form of government. The countries with the lowest support for democracy were Honduras and Guatemala.
Level of support for democracy in Latin America in 2023, by country
Data refers to the share of respondents who agreed with the sentence: "Democracy is preferable to any other form of government."
Survey participants were adults of voting age in 17 Latin American countries (aged 16-18 or older, depending on the country).
The wording chosen for this statistic may slightly differ from the original.
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Corporación Latinobarómetro. (July 21, 2023). Level of support for democracy in Latin America in 2023, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/990229/latin-america-democracy-support-rate-country/
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