Cote d'Ivoire vs South Africa: Citizen satisfaction with democracy

Cote d'Ivoire
-0.2275
in 2020
South Africa
-0.1883
in 2020
Cote d'Ivoire rank
75th
South Africa rank
72nd

Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time

  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • South Africa
-0.500.5200120102020

How they compare

South Africa currently reports -0.1883 against -0.2275 in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.0392.

Across all 8 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 75th and South Africa ranks 72nd of 131 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cote d'Ivoire South Africa Difference Ahead
2010s -0.3374 0.1507 0.4881 South Africa
2020s -0.2275 -0.1883 0.0392 South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Cote d'Ivoire or South Africa?
South Africa, at -0.1883 against -0.2275 in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2020.
What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Cote d'Ivoire and South Africa?
0.0392, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and South Africa?
8 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2020.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and South Africa rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 75th and South Africa ranks 72nd 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.