Costa Rica vs Kenya: Citizen satisfaction with democracy
Costa Rica
0.0899
in 2020
Kenya
0.1142
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
60th
Kenya rank
57th
Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time
- Costa Rica
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.1142 against 0.0899 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0243.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Kenya ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 60th and Kenya ranks 57th of 131 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5762 | 0.8134 | 0.2372 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.3357 | 0.3596 | 0.0238 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.0899 | 0.1142 | 0.0242 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Costa Rica or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 0.1142 against 0.0899 in Costa Rica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 0.0243, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Kenya rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Costa Rica ranks 60th and Kenya ranks 57th 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.