Iceland vs South Korea: Citizen satisfaction with democracy
Iceland
0.3441
in 2020
South Korea
0.363
in 2020
Iceland rank
43rd
South Korea rank
41st
Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time
- Iceland
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.363 against 0.3441 in Iceland, a difference of 0.0189.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 43rd and South Korea ranks 41st of 131 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and South Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7525 | -0.6963 | 1.45 | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.4246 | -0.1382 | 0.5628 | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.3441 | 0.363 | 0.019 | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Iceland or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 0.363 against 0.3441 in Iceland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Iceland and South Korea?
- 0.0189, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and South Korea?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Iceland and South Korea rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Iceland ranks 43rd and South Korea ranks 41st 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.