Brazil vs Colombia: Citizen satisfaction with democracy

Brazil
-0.9206
in 2020
Colombia
-0.9227
in 2020
Brazil rank
112th
Colombia rank
113th

Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time

  • Brazil
  • Colombia
-1.5-1-0.500.5199520072020

How they compare

Brazil currently reports -0.9206 against -0.9227 in Colombia, a difference of 0.0021.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 112th and Colombia ranks 113th of 131 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Colombia Difference Ahead
1990s -0.3375 -0.5456 0.208 Brazil
2000s -0.1869 -0.4025 0.2156 Brazil
2010s -0.3866 -0.5843 0.1977 Brazil
2020s -0.9206 -0.9227 0.0021 Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Brazil or Colombia?
Brazil, at -0.9206 against -0.9227 in Colombia as of 2020.
What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Brazil and Colombia?
0.0021, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Colombia?
25 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2020.
How do Brazil and Colombia rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
Brazil ranks 112th and Colombia ranks 113th 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.