Tolerance and Tension
Islam and Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa
POLL · April 15, 2010
Support for Democracy
Is democracy preferable to other kinds of government?
Select a response option and use the arrows to sort the data alphabetically, by total population, among Christians or among Muslims.
| Country | Total Population | Among Christians | Among Muslims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana |  83 | 83 | NA |
| Cameroon | 71 | 71 | 73 |
| Chad | 71 | 70 | 73 |
| Djibouti | 71 | NA | 72 |
| DR Congo | 60 | 62 | 48 |
| Ethiopia | 79 | 81 | 77 |
| Ghana | 87 | 87 | 89 |
| Guinea Bissau | 76 | 75 | 78 |
| Kenya | 80 | 81 | 74 |
| Liberia | 77 | 82 | 75 |
| Mali | 72 | NA | 72 |
| Mozambique | 60 | 57 | 62 |
| Nigeria | 69 | 71 | 68 |
| Rwanda | 86 | 87 | NA |
| Senegal | 82 | NA | 83 |
| South Africa | 62 | 63 | NA |
| Tanzania | 74 | 76 | 72 |
| Uganda | 70 | 70 | 72 |
| Zambia | 73 | 73 | NA |
Complete Question Wording
Q10. And which of these three statements is closest to your own opinion? Democracy is preferable to any other kind of government; In some circumstances, a nondemocratic government can be preferable; For someone like me, it doesn't matter what kind of government we have.
Read the survey methodology and the topline questionnaire
Notes
In countries where there were too few interviews with either Muslims or Christians, that subpopulation was not analyzed. Figures may not add to 100 due to rounding.
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