A strong leader without elections is good
Where is authoritarian rule most accepted?
Viet Nam leads with 92.9 %; 64 countries have data.
No data for 147 of 211 countries
| # | Country | Value · % | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viet Nam | 92.9 | 2020 |
| 2 | Thailand | 91.2 | 2018 |
| 3 | Romania | 81.6 | 2018 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 77.9 | 2018 |
| 5 | Uzbekistan | 77.2 | 2022 |
| 6 | Armenia | 77.0 | 2021 |
| 7 | Ecuador | 76.3 | 2018 |
| 8 | Philippines | 75.2 | 2019 |
| 9 | Mongolia | 75.0 | 2020 |
| 10 | Tajikistan | 73.3 | 2020 |
| 11 | Myanmar | 73.2 | 2020 |
| 12 | Guatemala | 72.5 | 2020 |
| 13 | Kyrgyz Republic | 72.2 | 2020 |
| 14 | Mexico | 71.6 | 2018 |
| 15 | Malaysia | 69.9 | 2018 |
| 16 | India | 69.2 | 2023 |
| 17 | Peru | 69.2 | 2018 |
| 18 | Iraq | 67.9 | 2018 |
| 19 | Ukraine | 67.9 | 2020 |
| 20 | Korea, Rep. | 66.8 | 2018 |
| 21 | Bolivia | 65.8 | 2017 |
| 22 | Brazil | 65.5 | 2018 |
| 23 | Argentina | 65.5 | 2017 |
| 24 | Nicaragua | 61.2 | 2020 |
| 25 | Indonesia | 60.5 | 2018 |
| 26 | Nigeria | 60.2 | 2018 |
| 27 | Colombia | 59.3 | 2018 |
| 28 | Morocco | 57.7 | 2021 |
| 29 | Russian Federation | 57.5 | 2017 |
| 30 | Kenya | 56.0 | 2021 |
| 31 | Turkiye | 55.9 | 2018 |
| 32 | Venezuela, RB | 55.6 | 2021 |
| 33 | Puerto Rico (US) | 55.1 | 2018 |
| 34 | Libya | 53.5 | 2022 |
| 35 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 53.4 | 2020 |
| 36 | Jordan | 52.2 | 2018 |
| 37 | Cyprus | 51.2 | 2019 |
| 38 | Uruguay | 50.3 | 2022 |
| 39 | Serbia | 49.8 | 2017 |
| 40 | Pakistan | 49.5 | 2018 |
| 41 | Chile | 46.5 | 2018 |
| 42 | Ethiopia | 42.9 | 2020 |
| 43 | China | 41.6 | 2018 |
| 44 | Macao SAR, China | 40.4 | 2019 |
| 45 | Zimbabwe | 39.3 | 2020 |
| 46 | United States | 38.1 | 2017 |
| 47 | Lebanon | 37.7 | 2018 |
| 48 | Netherlands | 35.5 | 2022 |
| 49 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 35.1 | 2018 |
| 50 | Maldives | 34.4 | 2021 |
| 51 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 33.6 | 2018 |
| 52 | Australia | 32.3 | 2018 |
| 53 | Japan | 32.2 | 2019 |
| 54 | Singapore | 31.5 | 2020 |
| 55 | Slovak Republic | 29.7 | 2022 |
| 56 | Germany | 25.6 | 2018 |
| 57 | United Kingdom | 24.9 | 2022 |
| 58 | Canada | 24.2 | 2020 |
| 59 | Bangladesh | 22.8 | 2018 |
| 60 | Andorra | 22.7 | 2018 |
| 61 | Tunisia | 21.7 | 2019 |
| 62 | Czechia | 19.9 | 2022 |
| 63 | New Zealand | 17.1 | 2020 |
| 64 | Greece | 9.2 | 2017 |
By region
Europe & Central Asia
Romania
81.6%
18 countries
East Asia & Pacific
Viet Nam
92.9%
15 countries
Latin America & Caribbean
Ecuador
76.3%
13 countries
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Iraq
67.9%
9 countries
Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria
60.2%
4 countries
South Asia
India
69.2%
3 countries
North America
United States
38.1%
2 countries
By segment
18-29
- Viet Nam90.5
- Thailand90.0
- Kazakhstan84.8
- Romania81.7
- Armenia80.2
62 countries
30-44
- Viet Nam93.5
- Thailand93.1
- Philippines81.6
- Romania79.0
- Ecuador78.7
64 countries
45-64
- Viet Nam95.7
- Thailand89.9
- Romania81.6
- Uzbekistan77.2
- Armenia77.2
64 countries
65+
- Thailand94.2
- Romania85.4
- Mongolia80.0
- Armenia77.7
- Argentina72.9
38 countries
Men
- Viet Nam93.7
- Thailand90.1
- Romania81.9
- Uzbekistan78.8
- Ecuador77.3
64 countries
Women
- Viet Nam92.2
- Thailand92.1
- Romania81.3
- Kazakhstan79.9
- Armenia78.3
64 countries
Cities
- Thailand94.2
- Viet Nam91.1
- Romania81.1
- Philippines78.7
- Uzbekistan77.7
64 countries
Rural
- Viet Nam93.8
- Thailand89.2
- Kazakhstan83.0
- Romania82.3
- Armenia78.2
54 countries
Lower education
- Viet Nam92.3
- Thailand90.5
- Romania88.3
- Armenia84.1
- Ecuador77.7
57 countries
Every number carries its source and year. Where a country is missing, it is missing — we do not interpolate.
Source: World Values Survey · 2017–2023