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
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
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.