Netherlands vs Sweden: Citizen satisfaction with democracy
Netherlands
1.66
in 2020
Sweden
1.41
in 2020
Netherlands rank
9th
Sweden rank
11th
Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time
- Netherlands
- Sweden
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1.66 against 1.41 in Sweden, a difference of 0.25.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 11th of 131 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.11 | 0.2205 | 0.8871 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.9628 | 1.03 | 0.0657 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.34 | 1.67 | 0.3359 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.66 | 1.41 | 0.2437 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Netherlands or Sweden?
- Netherlands, at 1.66 against 1.41 in Sweden as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Netherlands and Sweden?
- 0.25, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Netherlands ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 11th 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.