Iceland vs Israel: Citizen satisfaction with democracy
Iceland
0.3441
in 2020
Israel
0.3369
in 2020
Iceland rank
43rd
Israel rank
45th
Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time
- Iceland
- Israel
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.3441 against 0.3369 in Israel, a difference of 0.0072.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 43rd and Israel ranks 45th of 131 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.27 | 0.0103 | 1.26 | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.7525 | -0.1947 | 0.9472 | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.4246 | 0.2626 | 0.162 | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.3441 | 0.3369 | 0.0072 | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Iceland or Israel?
- Iceland, at 0.3441 against 0.3369 in Israel as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Iceland and Israel?
- 0.0072, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Israel?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
- How do Iceland and Israel rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Iceland ranks 43rd and Israel ranks 45th 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.