Estonia vs Iceland: Citizen satisfaction with democracy

Estonia
0.3243
in 2020
Iceland
0.3441
in 2020
Estonia rank
46th
Iceland rank
43rd

Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time

  • Estonia
  • Iceland
-1-0.500.511.5199120052020

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.3441 against 0.3243 in Estonia, a difference of 0.0198.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Iceland ahead.

Estonia ranks 46th and Iceland ranks 43rd of 131 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Iceland Difference Ahead
1990s -0.4208 1.27 1.69 Iceland
2000s -0.3062 0.7525 1.06 Iceland
2010s 0.0242 0.4246 0.4004 Iceland
2020s 0.3243 0.3441 0.0198 Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Estonia or Iceland?
Iceland, at 0.3441 against 0.3243 in Estonia as of 2020.
What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Estonia and Iceland?
0.0198, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Iceland?
22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
How do Estonia and Iceland rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
Estonia ranks 46th and Iceland ranks 43rd 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.