Latvia vs Romania: Citizen satisfaction with democracy

Latvia
-0.3921
in 2020
Romania
-0.3498
in 2020
Latvia rank
91st
Romania rank
88th

Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time

  • Latvia
  • Romania
-1.5-1-0.5199120052020

How they compare

Romania currently reports -0.3498 against -0.3921 in Latvia, a difference of 0.0423.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Romania ahead.

Latvia ranks 91st and Romania ranks 88th of 131 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Romania Difference Ahead
1990s -1.13 -0.753 0.3744 Romania
2000s -1.07 -0.9149 0.1516 Romania
2010s -0.782 -1.14 0.3608 Latvia
2020s -0.3921 -0.3498 0.0424 Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Latvia or Romania?
Romania, at -0.3498 against -0.3921 in Latvia as of 2020.
What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Latvia and Romania?
0.0423, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Romania?
30 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2020.
How do Latvia and Romania rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
Latvia ranks 91st and Romania ranks 88th 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

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.