Canada vs Malaysia: Citizen satisfaction with democracy
Canada
0.9272
in 2020
Malaysia
1.04
in 2020
Canada rank
22nd
Malaysia rank
19th
Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time
- Canada
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1.04 against 0.9272 in Canada, a difference of 0.1128.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Malaysia ahead.
Canada ranks 22nd and Malaysia ranks 19th of 131 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.06 | 1.5 | 0.4414 | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.8925 | 1.12 | 0.231 | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.9272 | 1.04 | 0.1166 | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Canada or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 1.04 against 0.9272 in Canada as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Canada and Malaysia?
- 0.1128, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Malaysia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2020.
- How do Canada and Malaysia rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Canada ranks 22nd and Malaysia ranks 19th 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.