Iceland vs United States: Citizen satisfaction with democracy
Iceland
0.3441
in 2020
United States
0.3425
in 2020
Iceland rank
43rd
United States rank
44th
Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time
- Iceland
- United States
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.3441 against 0.3425 in United States, a difference of 0.0016.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 43rd and United States ranks 44th of 131 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.27 | 0.7354 | 0.5359 | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.7525 | 0.7906 | 0.0381 | United States |
| 2010s | 0.4246 | 0.3707 | 0.054 | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.3441 | 0.3425 | 0.0015 | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Iceland or United States?
- Iceland, at 0.3441 against 0.3425 in United States as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Iceland and United States?
- 0.0016, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United States?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
- How do Iceland and United States rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Iceland ranks 43rd and United States ranks 44th 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.