How Do Asia-Pacific Citizens Assess the Performance of Their Country's Democracy?

In the Asia-Pacific region, the Japanese public is the least satisfied with the performance of democracy in their country. According to a Pew Research Center survey, 56% of respondents expressed this dissatisfaction.

The highest increase in public dissatisfaction with the performance of their country's democracy occurred in India. In 2017, only 11% of respondents were dissatisfied with the way democracy functioned domestically; this jumped to 33% the following year. Similarly, Indonesia experienced a similar trend. Respondent dissatisfaction rose from 29% to 33%.

The American think tank measured respondents' satisfaction with the performance of democracy in their country based on several indicators, such as economic conditions, freedom of speech, and the performance of politicians.