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
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
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.