Ghana vs Sweden: Citizen satisfaction with democracy
Ghana
1.32
in 2020
Sweden
1.41
in 2020
Ghana rank
13th
Sweden rank
11th
Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time
- Ghana
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.41 against 1.32 in Ghana, a difference of 0.09.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Sweden ahead.
Ghana ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 11th of 131 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.09 | 1.13 | 0.0373 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.22 | 1.67 | 0.4486 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.32 | 1.41 | 0.097 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Ghana or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.41 against 1.32 in Ghana as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Ghana and Sweden?
- 0.09, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sweden?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2020.
- How do Ghana and Sweden rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Ghana ranks 13th 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.