Canada vs Sri Lanka: Citizen satisfaction with democracy
Canada
0.9272
in 2020
Sri Lanka
0.8428
in 2020
Canada rank
22nd
Sri Lanka rank
23rd
Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time
- Canada
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.9272 against 0.8428 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0844.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 22nd and Sri Lanka ranks 23rd of 131 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.06 | 0.3514 | 0.7039 | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.8925 | 0.7911 | 0.1015 | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.9272 | 0.8428 | 0.0845 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Canada or Sri Lanka?
- Canada, at 0.9272 against 0.8428 in Sri Lanka as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Canada and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0844, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sri Lanka?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2020.
- How do Canada and Sri Lanka rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Canada ranks 22nd and Sri Lanka ranks 23rd 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.