Austria vs Netherlands: Citizen satisfaction with democracy

Austria
1.35
in 2020
Netherlands
1.66
in 2020
Austria rank
12th
Netherlands rank
9th

Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time

  • Austria
  • Netherlands
00.511.5197319962020

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 1.66 against 1.35 in Austria, a difference of 0.31.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Netherlands ahead.

Austria ranks 12th and Netherlands ranks 9th of 131 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Netherlands Difference Ahead
1990s 0.5754 1.11 0.5323 Netherlands
2000s 0.9419 0.9628 0.0209 Netherlands
2010s 1.09 1.34 0.248 Netherlands
2020s 1.35 1.66 0.3082 Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Austria or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 1.66 against 1.35 in Austria as of 2020.
What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Austria and Netherlands?
0.31, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Netherlands?
26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Austria and Netherlands rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
Austria ranks 12th and Netherlands ranks 9th 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.