Australia vs Belgium: Citizen satisfaction with democracy
Australia
0.6908
in 2020
Belgium
0.5193
in 2020
Australia rank
32nd
Belgium rank
35th
Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time
- Australia
- Belgium
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.6908 against 0.5193 in Belgium, a difference of 0.1715.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 32nd and Belgium ranks 35th of 131 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.28 | -0.3867 | 1.66 | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.45 | 0.7051 | 0.7453 | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.9248 | 0.8702 | 0.0546 | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.6908 | 0.5193 | 0.1715 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Australia or Belgium?
- Australia, at 0.6908 against 0.5193 in Belgium as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Australia and Belgium?
- 0.1715, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Belgium?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Belgium rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Australia ranks 32nd and Belgium ranks 35th of 131 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Citizen satisfaction with democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens are satisfied with democracy in their own country. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how citizens' satisfaction with democracy.