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
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
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.