Finland vs Sweden: Citizen satisfaction with democracy
Finland
1.61
in 2020
Sweden
1.41
in 2020
Finland rank
10th
Sweden rank
11th
Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1.61 against 1.41 in Sweden, a difference of 0.2.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 11th of 131 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2562 | 0.2205 | 0.0357 | Finland |
| 2000s | 1.22 | 1.03 | 0.1885 | Finland |
| 2010s | 1.45 | 1.67 | 0.2205 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.61 | 1.41 | 0.1949 | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Finland or Sweden?
- Finland, at 1.61 against 1.41 in Sweden as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Finland and Sweden?
- 0.2, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Finland ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 11th 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.