Estonia vs Uruguay: Citizen satisfaction with democracy

Estonia
0.3243
in 2020
Uruguay
0.2488
in 2020
Estonia rank
46th
Uruguay rank
49th

Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time

  • Estonia
  • Uruguay
-1-0.500.511.5199120052020

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 0.3243 against 0.2488 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0755.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.3 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Uruguay ahead.

Estonia ranks 46th and Uruguay ranks 49th of 131 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s -0.3852 0.7945 1.18 Uruguay
2000s -0.3062 0.8212 1.13 Uruguay
2010s 0.0242 1 0.9771 Uruguay
2020s 0.3243 0.2488 0.0755 Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Estonia or Uruguay?
Estonia, at 0.3243 against 0.2488 in Uruguay as of 2020.
What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Estonia and Uruguay?
0.0755, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Uruguay?
26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Estonia and Uruguay rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
Estonia ranks 46th and Uruguay ranks 49th 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.