Finland vs Singapore: Citizen satisfaction with democracy
Finland
1.61
in 2020
Singapore
1.78
in 2020
Finland rank
10th
Singapore rank
7th
Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time
- Finland
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 1.78 against 1.61 in Finland, a difference of 0.17.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 10th and Singapore ranks 7th of 131 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.41 | 1.56 | 0.155 | Singapore |
| 2010s | 1.45 | 1.81 | 0.3576 | Singapore |
| 2020s | 1.61 | 1.78 | 0.1684 | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Finland or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 1.78 against 1.61 in Finland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Finland and Singapore?
- 0.17, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Singapore?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2020.
- How do Finland and Singapore rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Finland ranks 10th and Singapore ranks 7th 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.