Bulgaria vs Suriname: Citizen support for democracy

Bulgaria
-0.4845
in 2020
Suriname
-0.5018
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
81st
Suriname rank
83rd

Citizen support for democracy over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Suriname
-1.5-1-0.50199020052020

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports -0.4845 against -0.5018 in Suriname, a difference of 0.0173.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Suriname ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 81st and Suriname ranks 83rd of 144 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Suriname Difference Ahead
2010s -0.5917 -0.3326 0.2591 Suriname
2020s -0.4845 -0.5018 0.0173 Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher citizen support for democracy, Bulgaria or Suriname?
Bulgaria, at -0.4845 against -0.5018 in Suriname as of 2020.
What is the difference in citizen support for democracy between Bulgaria and Suriname?
0.0173, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Suriname?
11 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2020.
How do Bulgaria and Suriname rank globally for citizen support for democracy?
Bulgaria ranks 81st and Suriname ranks 83rd of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Citizen support for 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 support for democracy
Source
Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
144 places, 3,104 data points, 1988–2020
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.