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
00.511.52199520072020

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

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.