Malawi vs Spain: Citizen satisfaction with democracy

Malawi
-0.2553
in 2020
Spain
-0.2968
in 2020
Malawi rank
78th
Spain rank
81st

Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time

  • Malawi
  • Spain
-1-0.500.51198520022020

How they compare

Malawi currently reports -0.2553 against -0.2968 in Spain, a difference of 0.0415.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Spain ahead.

Malawi ranks 78th and Spain ranks 81st of 131 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Spain Difference Ahead
2000s -0.0091 0.7308 0.7399 Spain
2010s 0.0598 -0.554 0.6138 Malawi
2020s -0.2553 -0.2968 0.0414 Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Malawi or Spain?
Malawi, at -0.2553 against -0.2968 in Spain as of 2020.
What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Malawi and Spain?
0.0415, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Spain?
18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2020.
How do Malawi and Spain rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
Malawi ranks 78th and Spain ranks 81st 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.