Portugal vs Sri Lanka: Citizen satisfaction with democracy
Portugal
0.9762
in 2020
Sri Lanka
0.8428
in 2020
Portugal rank
20th
Sri Lanka rank
23rd
Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time
- Portugal
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.9762 against 0.8428 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1334.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Portugal ranks 20th and Sri Lanka ranks 23rd of 131 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.6802 | 0.3514 | 1.03 | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | -0.2598 | 0.7911 | 1.05 | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.9762 | 0.8428 | 0.1335 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Portugal or Sri Lanka?
- Portugal, at 0.9762 against 0.8428 in Sri Lanka as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Portugal and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1334, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sri Lanka?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2020.
- How do Portugal and Sri Lanka rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Portugal ranks 20th and Sri Lanka ranks 23rd 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.