This statistic illustrates the share of respondents who believe that democracy is incompatible with Islam in the Middle East and North Africa between 2017 and 2018, by agreement level. According to the survey, four percent of the respondents strongly believe, that democracy is incompatible with Islam.
Share of respondents who believe that democracy is incompatible with Islam in the Middle East and North Africa between 2017 and 2018, by agreement level
Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mauritania, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Tunisia.
Method of interview
Face-to-face interview
Supplementary notes
Research methodology can be found on page 2 of the report.
Original question was phrased as follows: "Respondents’ agreement level with a set of statements which characterize democracy -Democracy is incompatible with Islam".
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