Germany vs Thailand: Citizen satisfaction with democracy
Germany
1.15
in 2020
Thailand
1.07
in 2020
Germany rank
15th
Thailand rank
18th
Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time
- Germany
- Thailand
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1.15 against 1.07 in Thailand, a difference of 0.08.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Thailand ahead.
Germany ranks 15th and Thailand ranks 18th of 131 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2292 | 1.48 | 1.25 | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.8551 | 1.19 | 0.3328 | Thailand |
| 2020s | 1.15 | 1.07 | 0.0788 | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Germany or Thailand?
- Germany, at 1.15 against 1.07 in Thailand as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Germany and Thailand?
- 0.08, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Thailand?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2020.
- How do Germany and Thailand rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Germany ranks 15th and Thailand ranks 18th 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.