Denmark vs Luxembourg: Citizen satisfaction with democracy

Denmark
3.03
in 2020
Luxembourg
2.13
in 2020
Denmark rank
1st
Luxembourg rank
4th

Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time

  • Denmark
  • Luxembourg
0123197319962020

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 3.03 against 2.13 in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.9.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.4 times Luxembourg's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Denmark ranks 1st and Luxembourg ranks 4th of 131 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Luxembourg in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3213 0.5763 0.2551 Luxembourg
1980s 0.9472 1.03 0.0806 Luxembourg
1990s 1.68 1.34 0.3471 Denmark
2000s 2.61 1.6 1 Denmark
2010s 2.72 2.02 0.696 Denmark
2020s 3.03 2.13 0.9004 Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Denmark or Luxembourg?
Denmark, at 3.03 against 2.13 in Luxembourg as of 2020.
What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Denmark and Luxembourg?
0.9, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Luxembourg?
48 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2020.
How do Denmark and Luxembourg rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
Denmark ranks 1st and Luxembourg ranks 4th 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.