Denmark vs Switzerland: Citizen satisfaction with democracy
Denmark
3.03
in 2020
Switzerland
2.58
in 2020
Denmark rank
1st
Switzerland rank
2nd
Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time
- Denmark
- Switzerland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 3.03 against 2.58 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.45.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 2nd of 131 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.84 | 1.37 | 0.4683 | Denmark |
| 2000s | 2.61 | 1.62 | 0.9883 | Denmark |
| 2010s | 2.72 | 2.44 | 0.2841 | Denmark |
| 2020s | 3.03 | 2.58 | 0.4424 | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Denmark or Switzerland?
- Denmark, at 3.03 against 2.58 in Switzerland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Denmark and Switzerland?
- 0.45, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Switzerland?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
- How do Denmark and Switzerland rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Denmark ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 2nd 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.