Finland vs Spain: Citizen support for democracy
Citizen support for democracy over time
- Finland
- Spain
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1.6 against 1.08 in Spain, a difference of 0.52.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.5 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Spain ahead.
Finland ranks 11th and Spain ranks 13th of 144 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5314 | 0.5895 | 0.0581 | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.97 | 0.8231 | 0.1469 | Finland |
| 2010s | 1.42 | 0.9328 | 0.4834 | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.6 | 1.08 | 0.5205 | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen support for democracy, Finland or Spain?
- Finland, at 1.6 against 1.08 in Spain as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen support for democracy between Finland and Spain?
- 0.52, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Spain?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2020.
- How do Finland and Spain rank globally for citizen support for democracy?
- Finland ranks 11th and Spain ranks 13th 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.