What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Indonesia and Philippines?

0.1203, with Philippines ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Philippines?

20 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2020.

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.

Indonesia vs Philippines: Citizen satisfaction with democracy

Indonesia

0.8356

in 2020

Philippines

0.9559

in 2020

Indonesia rank

24th

Philippines rank

21st

Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time

Indonesia
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 0.9559 against 0.8356 in Indonesia, a difference of 0.1203.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Philippines ahead.

Indonesia ranks 24th and Philippines ranks 21st of 131 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 1 and Philippines in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.4909	0.2504	0.2405	Indonesia
2010s	0.7128	0.8235	0.1107	Philippines
2020s	0.8356	0.9559	0.1203	Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Indonesia or Philippines?: Philippines, at 0.9559 against 0.8356 in Indonesia as of 2020.
What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Indonesia and Philippines?: 0.1203, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Philippines?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2020.
How do Indonesia and Philippines rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?: Indonesia ranks 24th and Philippines ranks 21st 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

Indicator: Citizen satisfaction with democracy
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 131 places, 3,021 data points, 1973–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.