France vs Nigeria: Citizen satisfaction with democracy

France
-0.0774
in 2020
Nigeria
-0.0331
in 2020
France rank
67th
Nigeria rank
66th

Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time

  • France
  • Nigeria
-0.6-0.4-0.2-00.20.4197319962020

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports -0.0331 against -0.0774 in France, a difference of 0.0443.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.

France ranks 67th and Nigeria ranks 66th of 131 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1567 -0.3104 0.4671 France
2010s -0.0233 -0.2966 0.2734 France
2020s -0.0774 -0.0331 0.0443 Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, France or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at -0.0331 against -0.0774 in France as of 2020.
What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between France and Nigeria?
0.0443, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Nigeria?
21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do France and Nigeria rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
France ranks 67th and Nigeria ranks 66th 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.