Australia vs Suriname: Citizen satisfaction with democracy

Australia
0.6908
in 2020
Suriname
0.76
in 2020
Australia rank
32nd
Suriname rank
29th

Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time

  • Australia
  • Suriname
0.250.50.7511.21.5199620082020

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.76 against 0.6908 in Australia, a difference of 0.0692.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 32nd and Suriname ranks 29th of 131 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Suriname Difference Ahead
2010s 0.9248 0.6485 0.2763 Australia
2020s 0.6908 0.76 0.0692 Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Australia or Suriname?
Suriname, at 0.76 against 0.6908 in Australia as of 2020.
What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Australia and Suriname?
0.0692, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Suriname?
11 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2020.
How do Australia and Suriname rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
Australia ranks 32nd and Suriname ranks 29th 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.