Romania vs Zimbabwe: Citizen satisfaction with democracy

Romania
-0.3498
in 2020
Zimbabwe
-0.3296
in 2020
Romania rank
88th
Zimbabwe rank
87th

Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time

  • Romania
  • Zimbabwe
-1.5-1-0.5199120052020

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports -0.3296 against -0.3498 in Romania, a difference of 0.0202.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Romania ranks 88th and Zimbabwe ranks 87th of 131 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2000s -0.92 -0.9559 0.0359 Romania
2010s -1.14 -0.5263 0.6164 Zimbabwe
2020s -0.3498 -0.3296 0.0202 Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Romania or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at -0.3296 against -0.3498 in Romania as of 2020.
What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Romania and Zimbabwe?
0.0202, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Zimbabwe?
20 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2020.
How do Romania and Zimbabwe rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
Romania ranks 88th and Zimbabwe ranks 87th 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.