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
-0.500.51200320112020

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

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.