El Salvador vs Mexico: Citizen satisfaction with democracy
El Salvador
-0.9592
in 2020
Mexico
-0.9333
in 2020
El Salvador rank
115th
Mexico rank
114th
Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time
- El Salvador
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports -0.9333 against -0.9592 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0259.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1996 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 115th and Mexico ranks 114th of 131 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1003 | -0.3828 | 0.4831 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | -0.0447 | -0.3459 | 0.3012 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | -0.3113 | -0.8265 | 0.5152 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | -0.9592 | -0.9333 | 0.0259 | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, El Salvador or Mexico?
- Mexico, at -0.9333 against -0.9592 in El Salvador as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between El Salvador and Mexico?
- 0.0259, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2020.
- How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- El Salvador ranks 115th and Mexico ranks 114th 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.