Benin vs South Korea: Citizen satisfaction with democracy

Benin
0.4067
in 2020
South Korea
0.363
in 2020
Benin rank
39th
South Korea rank
41st

Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time

  • Benin
  • South Korea
-1-0.500.51200020102020

How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.4067 against 0.363 in South Korea, a difference of 0.0437.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 39th and South Korea ranks 41st of 131 countries.

Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin South Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 0.7484 -0.619 1.37 Benin
2010s 0.6321 -0.1382 0.7703 Benin
2020s 0.4067 0.363 0.0437 Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Benin or South Korea?
Benin, at 0.4067 against 0.363 in South Korea as of 2020.
What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Benin and South Korea?
0.0437, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and South Korea?
16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2020.
How do Benin and South Korea rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
Benin ranks 39th and South Korea ranks 41st 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.