United States vs Zambia: Citizen satisfaction with democracy
United States
0.3425
in 2020
Zambia
0.3509
in 2020
United States rank
44th
Zambia rank
42nd
Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time
- United States
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.3509 against 0.3425 in United States, a difference of 0.0084.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2003 it was United States ahead.
United States ranks 44th and Zambia ranks 42nd of 131 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, United States averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.804 | -0.1403 | 0.9442 | United States |
| 2010s | 0.3707 | 0.5836 | 0.2129 | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.3425 | 0.3509 | 0.0084 | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, United States or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.3509 against 0.3425 in United States as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between United States and Zambia?
- 0.0084, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Zambia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2020.
- How do United States and Zambia rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- United States ranks 44th and Zambia ranks 42nd 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.