Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Bangladesh or Costa Rica?

Costa Rica, at 0.0899 against 0.0771 in Bangladesh as of 2020.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Costa Rica?

19 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2020.

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.

Bangladesh vs Costa Rica: Citizen satisfaction with democracy

Bangladesh

0.0771

in 2020

Costa Rica

0.0899

in 2020

Bangladesh rank

61st

Costa Rica rank

60th

Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time

Bangladesh
Costa Rica

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0899 against 0.0771 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0128.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 61st and Costa Rica ranks 60th of 131 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.6802	0.6373	0.0429	Bangladesh
2010s	0.1233	0.3357	0.2124	Costa Rica
2020s	0.0771	0.0899	0.0129	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Bangladesh or Costa Rica?: Costa Rica, at 0.0899 against 0.0771 in Bangladesh as of 2020.
What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Bangladesh and Costa Rica?: 0.0128, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Costa Rica?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2020.
How do Bangladesh and Costa Rica rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?: Bangladesh ranks 61st and Costa Rica ranks 60th 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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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: 30 October 2026

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.