Austria vs Germany: Citizen satisfaction with democracy
Austria
1.35
in 2020
Germany
1.15
in 2020
Austria rank
12th
Germany rank
15th
Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time
- Austria
- Germany
How they compare
Austria currently reports 1.35 against 1.15 in Germany, a difference of 0.2.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 12th and Germany ranks 15th of 131 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5754 | 0.3458 | 0.2296 | Austria |
| 2000s | 0.9419 | 0.24 | 0.7019 | Austria |
| 2010s | 1.09 | 0.8551 | 0.2336 | Austria |
| 2020s | 1.35 | 1.15 | 0.2023 | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Austria or Germany?
- Austria, at 1.35 against 1.15 in Germany as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Austria and Germany?
- 0.2, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Germany?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Austria and Germany rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Austria ranks 12th and Germany ranks 15th of 131 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Claassen (2022) β 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.