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
-1.5-1-0.500.5199520072020

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

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.