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
-1-0.50200020102020

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

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.