Belgium vs India: Citizen satisfaction with democracy

Belgium
0.5193
in 2020
India
0.5969
in 2020
Belgium rank
35th
India rank
34th

Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time

  • Belgium
  • India
-0.500.51197319962020

How they compare

India currently reports 0.5969 against 0.5193 in Belgium, a difference of 0.0776.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2001 it was India ahead.

Belgium ranks 35th and India ranks 34th of 131 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and India in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium India Difference Ahead
2000s 0.7477 0.5442 0.2035 Belgium
2010s 0.8702 0.6597 0.2106 Belgium
2020s 0.5193 0.5969 0.0776 India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Belgium or India?
India, at 0.5969 against 0.5193 in Belgium as of 2020.
What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Belgium and India?
0.0776, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and India?
20 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2020.
How do Belgium and India rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
Belgium ranks 35th and India ranks 34th 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.