Nigeria vs Pakistan: Citizen satisfaction with democracy
Nigeria
-0.0331
in 2020
Pakistan
0.0432
in 2020
Nigeria rank
66th
Pakistan rank
63rd
Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 0.0432 against -0.0331 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0763.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 66th and Pakistan ranks 63rd of 131 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.3709 | -0.6996 | 0.3288 | Nigeria |
| 2010s | -0.2966 | -0.0114 | 0.2853 | Pakistan |
| 2020s | -0.0331 | 0.0432 | 0.0763 | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Nigeria or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 0.0432 against -0.0331 in Nigeria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Nigeria and Pakistan?
- 0.0763, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2020.
- How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Nigeria ranks 66th and Pakistan ranks 63rd 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.