Brazil vs Mexico: Citizen satisfaction with democracy
Brazil
-0.9206
in 2020
Mexico
-0.9333
in 2020
Brazil rank
112th
Mexico rank
114th
Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time
- Brazil
- Mexico
How they compare
Brazil currently reports -0.9206 against -0.9333 in Mexico, a difference of 0.0127.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 112th and Mexico ranks 114th of 131 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.2133 | -0.4335 | 0.2202 | Brazil |
| 2000s | -0.1869 | -0.3459 | 0.1589 | Brazil |
| 2010s | -0.3866 | -0.8265 | 0.4399 | Brazil |
| 2020s | -0.9206 | -0.9333 | 0.0127 | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Brazil or Mexico?
- Brazil, at -0.9206 against -0.9333 in Mexico as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Brazil and Mexico?
- 0.0127, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mexico?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Brazil and Mexico rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Brazil ranks 112th and Mexico ranks 114th 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.