Canada vs Portugal: Citizen satisfaction with democracy

Canada
0.9272
in 2020
Portugal
0.9762
in 2020
Canada rank
22nd
Portugal rank
20th

Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time

  • Canada
  • Portugal
-1-0.500.51198520022020

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.9762 against 0.9272 in Canada, a difference of 0.049.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 22nd and Portugal ranks 20th of 131 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 0.9216 0.1004 0.8212 Canada
2000s 1.01 -0.5133 1.52 Canada
2010s 0.8925 -0.2598 1.15 Canada
2020s 0.9272 0.9762 0.049 Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Canada or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.9762 against 0.9272 in Canada as of 2020.
What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Canada and Portugal?
0.049, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Portugal?
24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2020.
How do Canada and Portugal rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
Canada ranks 22nd and Portugal ranks 20th 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.