Australia vs Malta: Citizen satisfaction with democracy
Australia
0.6908
in 2020
Malta
0.7305
in 2020
Australia rank
32nd
Malta rank
30th
Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time
- Australia
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.7305 against 0.6908 in Australia, a difference of 0.0397.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 32nd and Malta ranks 30th of 131 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.32 | 1 | 0.3169 | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.45 | 0.545 | 0.9054 | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.9248 | 0.9531 | 0.0283 | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.6908 | 0.7305 | 0.0397 | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Australia or Malta?
- Malta, at 0.7305 against 0.6908 in Australia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Australia and Malta?
- 0.0397, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malta?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Malta rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Australia ranks 32nd and Malta ranks 30th 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.