China vs Estonia: Citizen support for democracy
Citizen support for democracy over time
- China
- Estonia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 0.3296 against 0.3027 in China, a difference of 0.0269.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times China's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.
China ranks 40th and Estonia ranks 38th of 144 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.7149 | 0.0606 | 0.7755 | Estonia |
| 2010s | -0.196 | 0.2462 | 0.4421 | Estonia |
| 2020s | 0.3027 | 0.3296 | 0.0269 | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen support for democracy, China or Estonia?
- Estonia, at 0.3296 against 0.3027 in China as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen support for democracy between China and Estonia?
- 0.0269, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Estonia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2020.
- How do China and Estonia rank globally for citizen support for democracy?
- China ranks 40th and Estonia ranks 38th 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
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.