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
-1-0.500.51198520022020

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) – 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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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.