Belgium vs Taiwan: Citizen satisfaction with democracy

Belgium
0.5193
in 2020
Taiwan
0.5141
in 2020
Belgium rank
35th
Taiwan rank
36th

Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time

  • Belgium
  • Taiwan
-0.500.51197319962020

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.5193 against 0.5141 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.0052.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 35th and Taiwan ranks 36th of 131 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Taiwan Difference Ahead
1990s -0.3867 -0.4472 0.0605 Belgium
2000s 0.7051 -0.1235 0.8286 Belgium
2010s 0.8702 0.5103 0.3599 Belgium
2020s 0.5193 0.5141 0.0052 Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Belgium or Taiwan?
Belgium, at 0.5193 against 0.5141 in Taiwan as of 2020.
What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Belgium and Taiwan?
0.0052, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Taiwan?
25 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2020.
How do Belgium and Taiwan rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
Belgium ranks 35th and Taiwan ranks 36th 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.