Costa Rica vs Singapore: Citizen support for democracy
Citizen support for democracy over time
- Costa Rica
- Singapore
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.1553 against 0.127 in Singapore, a difference of 0.0283.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Singapore ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 49th and Singapore ranks 52nd of 144 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5513 | 0.432 | 0.1193 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0237 | -0.1348 | 0.1584 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.1553 | 0.127 | 0.0283 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen support for democracy, Costa Rica or Singapore?
- Costa Rica, at 0.1553 against 0.127 in Singapore as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen support for democracy between Costa Rica and Singapore?
- 0.0283, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Singapore?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Singapore rank globally for citizen support for democracy?
- Costa Rica ranks 49th and Singapore ranks 52nd of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Claassen (2022) β 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.