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
0.250.50.7511.21.5199620082020

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

Indicator
Citizen satisfaction with democracy
Source
Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
131 places, 3,021 data points, 1973–2020
Last refreshed

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.