Benin vs Zambia: Citizen satisfaction with democracy
Benin
0.4067
in 2020
Zambia
0.3509
in 2020
Benin rank
39th
Zambia rank
42nd
Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time
- Benin
- Zambia
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.4067 against 0.3509 in Zambia, a difference of 0.0558.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 39th and Zambia ranks 42nd of 131 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7484 | -0.1958 | 0.9442 | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.6321 | 0.5836 | 0.0485 | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.4067 | 0.3509 | 0.0558 | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Benin or Zambia?
- Benin, at 0.4067 against 0.3509 in Zambia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Benin and Zambia?
- 0.0558, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Zambia?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2020.
- How do Benin and Zambia rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Benin ranks 39th and Zambia ranks 42nd 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
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.