Sweden vs Tanzania: Citizen satisfaction with democracy
Sweden
1.41
in 2020
Tanzania
1.67
in 2020
Sweden rank
11th
Tanzania rank
8th
Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time
- Sweden
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 1.67 against 1.41 in Sweden, a difference of 0.26.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Tanzania ahead.
Sweden ranks 11th and Tanzania ranks 8th of 131 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.08 | 1.06 | 0.0166 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.67 | 1.57 | 0.0997 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.41 | 1.67 | 0.2584 | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Sweden or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 1.67 against 1.41 in Sweden as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Sweden and Tanzania?
- 0.26, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Tanzania?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2020.
- How do Sweden and Tanzania rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Sweden ranks 11th and Tanzania ranks 8th 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.