Eswatini vs Nicaragua: Citizen support for democracy

Eswatini
-0.6218
in 2020
Nicaragua
-0.6735
in 2020
Eswatini rank
91st
Nicaragua rank
92nd

Citizen support for democracy over time

  • Eswatini
  • Nicaragua
-0.75-0.5-0.2500.250.5199620082020

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports -0.6218 against -0.6735 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0517.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Eswatini ranks 91st and Nicaragua ranks 92nd of 144 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Nicaragua Difference Ahead
2010s -0.502 -0.2977 0.2044 Nicaragua
2020s -0.6218 -0.6735 0.0517 Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher citizen support for democracy, Eswatini or Nicaragua?
Eswatini, at -0.6218 against -0.6735 in Nicaragua as of 2020.
What is the difference in citizen support for democracy between Eswatini and Nicaragua?
0.0517, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Nicaragua?
8 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2020.
How do Eswatini and Nicaragua rank globally for citizen support for democracy?
Eswatini ranks 91st and Nicaragua ranks 92nd 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.