Ecuador vs Egypt: Citizen support for democracy

Ecuador
-1.43
in 2020
Egypt
-1.44
in 2020
Ecuador rank
133rd
Egypt rank
135th

Citizen support for democracy over time

  • Ecuador
  • Egypt
-1.5-1-0.500.5199620082020

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports -1.43 against -1.44 in Egypt, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Egypt ahead.

Ecuador ranks 133rd and Egypt ranks 135th of 144 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Egypt in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Egypt Difference Ahead
2000s -0.8204 -0.0162 0.8041 Egypt
2010s -0.3235 -0.955 0.6315 Ecuador
2020s -1.43 -1.44 0.0079 Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher citizen support for democracy, Ecuador or Egypt?
Ecuador, at -1.43 against -1.44 in Egypt as of 2020.
What is the difference in citizen support for democracy between Ecuador and Egypt?
0.01, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Egypt?
20 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2020.
How do Ecuador and Egypt rank globally for citizen support for democracy?
Ecuador ranks 133rd and Egypt ranks 135th 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.