Luxembourg vs Switzerland: Citizen satisfaction with democracy
Luxembourg
2.13
in 2020
Switzerland
2.58
in 2020
Luxembourg rank
4th
Switzerland rank
2nd
Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time
- Luxembourg
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 2.58 against 2.13 in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.45.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 2nd of 131 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.42 | 1.37 | 0.047 | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 1.6 | 1.62 | 0.0157 | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 2.02 | 2.44 | 0.4119 | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 2.13 | 2.58 | 0.458 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Luxembourg or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 2.58 against 2.13 in Luxembourg as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Luxembourg and Switzerland?
- 0.45, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Switzerland?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
- How do Luxembourg and Switzerland rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Luxembourg ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 2nd 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.