Costa Rica vs Guyana: Citizen satisfaction with democracy
Costa Rica
0.0899
in 2020
Guyana
0.1074
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
60th
Guyana rank
58th
Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time
- Costa Rica
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 0.1074 against 0.0899 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0175.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 60th and Guyana ranks 58th of 131 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Guyana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7515 | -0.2611 | 1.01 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.3357 | -0.1681 | 0.5038 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0899 | 0.1074 | 0.0174 | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Costa Rica or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 0.1074 against 0.0899 in Costa Rica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Costa Rica and Guyana?
- 0.0175, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guyana?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Guyana rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Costa Rica ranks 60th and Guyana ranks 58th of 131 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Claassen (2022) β 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.