South Korea vs United States: Citizen satisfaction with democracy
South Korea
0.363
in 2020
United States
0.3425
in 2020
South Korea rank
41st
United States rank
44th
Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time
- South Korea
- United States
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.363 against 0.3425 in United States, a difference of 0.0205.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States ahead.
South Korea ranks 41st and United States ranks 44th of 131 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 1 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.6963 | 0.7906 | 1.49 | United States |
| 2010s | -0.1382 | 0.3707 | 0.5089 | United States |
| 2020s | 0.363 | 0.3425 | 0.0205 | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, South Korea or United States?
- South Korea, at 0.363 against 0.3425 in United States as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between South Korea and United States?
- 0.0205, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and United States?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do South Korea and United States rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- South Korea ranks 41st 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.