Finland vs Netherlands: Citizen satisfaction with democracy
Finland
1.61
in 2020
Netherlands
1.66
in 2020
Finland rank
10th
Netherlands rank
9th
Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time
- Finland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1.66 against 1.61 in Finland, a difference of 0.05.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Netherlands ahead.
Finland ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 9th of 131 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1889 | 1.01 | 0.8217 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.22 | 0.9628 | 0.2542 | Finland |
| 2010s | 1.45 | 1.34 | 0.1154 | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.61 | 1.66 | 0.0488 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Finland or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 1.66 against 1.61 in Finland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Finland and Netherlands?
- 0.05, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Netherlands?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2020.
- How do Finland and Netherlands rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Finland ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 9th 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.