France vs Russia: Citizen satisfaction with democracy
France
-0.0774
in 2020
Russia
-0.031
in 2020
France rank
67th
Russia rank
65th
Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time
- France
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports -0.031 against -0.0774 in France, a difference of 0.0464.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1991 it was France ahead.
France ranks 67th and Russia ranks 65th of 131 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and Russia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1744 | -2.31 | 2.14 | France |
| 2000s | 0.1567 | -1.47 | 1.63 | France |
| 2010s | -0.0233 | -0.2892 | 0.2659 | France |
| 2020s | -0.0774 | -0.031 | 0.0464 | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, France or Russia?
- Russia, at -0.031 against -0.0774 in France as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between France and Russia?
- 0.0464, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Russia?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2020.
- How do France and Russia rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- France ranks 67th and Russia ranks 65th 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.