France vs Italy: Citizen satisfaction with democracy
France
-0.0774
in 2020
Italy
0.0186
in 2020
France rank
67th
Italy rank
64th
Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.0186 against -0.0774 in France, a difference of 0.096.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1973 it was France ahead.
France ranks 67th and Italy ranks 64th of 131 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.4297 | -1.71 | 1.28 | France |
| 1980s | -0.2969 | -1.46 | 1.17 | France |
| 1990s | -0.169 | -1.47 | 1.3 | France |
| 2000s | 0.1567 | -0.5504 | 0.7071 | France |
| 2010s | -0.0233 | -0.6859 | 0.6627 | France |
| 2020s | -0.0774 | 0.0186 | 0.096 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, France or Italy?
- Italy, at 0.0186 against -0.0774 in France as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between France and Italy?
- 0.096, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2020.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- France ranks 67th and Italy ranks 64th 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.