Direct Democracy Database

Has there been a national referendum since 1980?

Theme General

Breakdown by continent

Continent No Yes Other No data Countries researched
Africa 6
(12.5%)
42
(87.5%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
48
Americas 8
(27.6%)
21
(72.4%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
29
Asia 15
(35.7%)
27
(64.3%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
42
Europe 2
(4.5%)
42
(95.5%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
44
Oceania 2
(18.2%)
9
(81.8%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
11
Other 0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
Total 33 141 0 0 174

Country Answers

Country Year Value (Text) Details
Afghanistan 2017 No
Albania 2022 Yes
Algeria 2013 Yes
Andorra 2014 Yes
Angola 2017 No
Argentina 2014 Yes
Armenia 2022 Yes
Australia 2015 Yes
Austria 2014 Yes
Azerbaijan 2014 Yes
Bahamas 2014 Yes
Bahrain 2014 Yes
Bangladesh 2014 Yes
Belarus 2014 Yes
Belgium 2014 No
Benin 2014 Yes
Bermuda 2014 Yes
Bolivia 2014 Yes
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2022 Yes
Botswana 2014 Yes
Brazil 2013 Yes
Bulgaria 2022 Yes
Burkina Faso 2014 Yes
Burundi 2014 Yes
Cambodia 2014 No
Cameroon 2017 No
Canada 2013 Yes
Central African Republic 2014 Yes
Chad 2014 Yes
Chile 2022 Yes
China 2014 No
Colombia 2017 Yes
Congo, Democratic Republic of 2013 Yes
Cook Islands 2014 Yes
Costa Rica 2014 Yes
Croatia 2013 Yes
Cuba 2017 No
Cyprus 2014 Yes
Cyprus (North) 2017 Yes
Czechia 2014 Yes
Côte d'Ivoire 2014 Yes
Denmark 2018 Yes
Djibouti 2017 Yes
Dominican Republic 2017 No
Ecuador 2014 Yes
Egypt 2014 Yes
El Salvador 2017 No
Equatorial Guinea 2013 Yes
Eritrea 2014 Yes
Estonia 2014 Yes
Ethiopia 2014 Yes
Finland 2014 Yes
France 2014 Yes
Gabon 2013 Yes
Georgia 2014 Yes
Germany 2022 No
Ghana 2013 Yes
Gibraltar 2017 Yes
Greece 2017 Yes
Greenland 2017 Yes
Guatemala 2013 Yes
Guinea 2017 Yes
Guyana 2014 No
Haiti 2014 Yes
Honduras 2017 No
Hungary 2014 Yes
Iceland 2017 Yes
India 2014 No
Indonesia 2014 No
Iran, Islamic Republic of 2014 Yes
Iraq 2013 Yes
Ireland 2022 Yes
Italy 2014 Yes
Jamaica 2017 No
Japan 2017 No
Jordan 2017 No
Kazakhstan 2013 Yes
Kenya 2022 Yes
Kiribati 2013 Yes
Korea, Republic of 2013 Yes
Kyrgyzstan 2013 Yes
Lao People's Dem. Republic 2017 No
Latvia 2015 Yes
Liberia 2014 Yes
Libya 2017 No
Liechtenstein 2017 Yes
Lithuania 2013 Yes
Luxembourg 2017 Yes
Madagascar 2013 Yes
Malawi 2013 Yes
Malaysia 2014 No
Maldives 2013 Yes
Mali 2014 Yes
Malta 2017 Yes
Marshall Islands 2017 Yes
Mauritania 2013 Yes
Mexico 2017 Yes
Micronesia, Federated States of 2017 Yes
Moldova, Republic of 2014 Yes
Mongolia 2017 Yes
Montenegro 2014 Yes
Morocco 2014 Yes
Mozambique 2017 No
Myanmar 2017 Yes
Namibia 2017 No
Nepal 2013 Yes
Netherlands 2016 Yes
New Zealand 2014 Yes
Nicaragua 2017 No
Niger 2013 Yes
Nigeria 2017 No
Niue 2013 Yes
North Macedonia, Republic of 2017 Yes
Norway 2014 Yes
Oman 2014 No
Pakistan 2013 Yes
Palau 2014 Yes
Panama 2014 Yes
Papua New Guinea 2014 No
Paraguay 2017 Yes
Peru 2014 Yes
Philippines 2014 Yes
Poland 2014 Yes
Portugal 2018 Yes
Qatar 2014 Yes
Republic of The Congo (Brazzaville) 2013 Yes
Romania 2014 Yes
Russian Federation 2017 Yes
Rwanda 2014 Yes
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2014 Yes
Samoa 2013 Yes
Saudi Arabia 2014 No
Senegal 2014 Yes
Serbia 2021 Yes
Seychelles 2013 Yes
Sierra Leone 2013 Yes
Singapore 2014 No
Slovakia 2014 Yes
Slovenia 2014 Yes
Somalia 2014 Yes
South Africa 2013 Yes
South Sudan 2017 Yes
Spain 2013 Yes
Sri Lanka 2013 Yes
State of Palestine 2014 No
Sudan 2013 Yes
Suriname 2017 Yes
Sweden 2013 Yes
Switzerland 2014 Yes
Syrian Arab Republic 2014 Yes
São Tomé and Príncipe 2013 Yes
Taiwan 2014 Yes
Tajikistan 2013 Yes
Tanzania, United Republic of 2017 Yes
Thailand 2017 Yes
The Gambia 2014 Yes
Timor-Leste 2014 Yes
Togo 2014 Yes
Tonga 2014 No
Tunisia 2014 Yes
Turkey 2013 Yes
Turkmenistan 2014 Yes
Uganda 2014 Yes
Ukraine 2013 Yes
United Arab Emirates 2014 No
United Kingdom 2015 Yes
United States 2014 No
Uruguay 2014 Yes
Uzbekistan 2013 Yes
Venezuela 2014 Yes
Viet Nam 2017 No
Yemen 2013 Yes
Zambia 2013 Yes
Zimbabwe 2014 Yes
Total number of countries in selected sample: 174
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