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
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
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.