Colombia vs El Salvador: Citizen satisfaction with democracy

Colombia
-0.9227
in 2020
El Salvador
-0.9592
in 2020
Colombia rank
113th
El Salvador rank
115th

Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time

  • Colombia
  • El Salvador
-1-0.500.5199620082020

How they compare

Colombia currently reports -0.9227 against -0.9592 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0365.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1996 it was El Salvador ahead.

Colombia ranks 113th and El Salvador ranks 115th of 131 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia El Salvador Difference Ahead
1990s -0.5456 0.1003 0.6458 El Salvador
2000s -0.4025 -0.0447 0.3578 El Salvador
2010s -0.5843 -0.3113 0.273 El Salvador
2020s -0.9227 -0.9592 0.0366 Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Colombia or El Salvador?
Colombia, at -0.9227 against -0.9592 in El Salvador as of 2020.
What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Colombia and El Salvador?
0.0365, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and El Salvador?
25 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2020.
How do Colombia and El Salvador rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
Colombia ranks 113th and El Salvador ranks 115th of 131 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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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Indicator
Citizen satisfaction with democracy
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
131 places, 3,021 data points, 1973–2020
Last refreshed