Ecuador vs Spain: Citizen satisfaction with democracy
Ecuador
-0.2615
in 2020
Spain
-0.2968
in 2020
Ecuador rank
79th
Spain rank
81st
Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time
- Ecuador
- Spain
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports -0.2615 against -0.2968 in Spain, a difference of 0.0353.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Spain ahead.
Ecuador ranks 79th and Spain ranks 81st of 131 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.3939 | 0.6527 | 1.05 | Spain |
| 2000s | -0.6875 | 0.7677 | 1.46 | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.3361 | -0.554 | 0.8901 | Ecuador |
| 2020s | -0.2615 | -0.2968 | 0.0353 | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Ecuador or Spain?
- Ecuador, at -0.2615 against -0.2968 in Spain as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Ecuador and Spain?
- 0.0353, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Spain?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2020.
- How do Ecuador and Spain rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Ecuador ranks 79th and Spain ranks 81st of 131 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Claassen (2022) β 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.