Colombia vs Mexico: Citizen satisfaction with democracy

Colombia
-0.9227
in 2020
Mexico
-0.9333
in 2020
Colombia rank
113th
Mexico rank
114th

Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time

  • Colombia
  • Mexico
-1.5-1-0.50199520072020

How they compare

Colombia currently reports -0.9227 against -0.9333 in Mexico, a difference of 0.0106.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 113th and Mexico ranks 114th of 131 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Mexico Difference Ahead
1990s -0.5456 -0.3828 0.1627 Mexico
2000s -0.4025 -0.3459 0.0566 Mexico
2010s -0.5843 -0.8265 0.2422 Colombia
2020s -0.9227 -0.9333 0.0107 Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Colombia or Mexico?
Colombia, at -0.9227 against -0.9333 in Mexico as of 2020.
What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Colombia and Mexico?
0.0106, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mexico?
25 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2020.
How do Colombia and Mexico rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
Colombia ranks 113th and Mexico ranks 114th 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.