Ecuador vs Malawi: Citizen satisfaction with democracy

Ecuador
-0.2615
in 2020
Malawi
-0.2553
in 2020
Ecuador rank
79th
Malawi rank
78th

Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time

  • Ecuador
  • Malawi
-1-0.500.5199620082020

How they compare

Malawi currently reports -0.2553 against -0.2615 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0062.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Malawi ahead.

Ecuador ranks 79th and Malawi ranks 78th of 131 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Malawi Difference Ahead
2000s -0.5887 -0.0091 0.5796 Malawi
2010s 0.3361 0.0598 0.2762 Ecuador
2020s -0.2615 -0.2553 0.0062 Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Ecuador or Malawi?
Malawi, at -0.2553 against -0.2615 in Ecuador as of 2020.
What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Ecuador and Malawi?
0.0062, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Malawi?
18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2020.
How do Ecuador and Malawi rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
Ecuador ranks 79th and Malawi ranks 78th 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.