Hungary vs Uganda: Citizen support for democracy

Hungary
0.851
in 2020
Uganda
0.8817
in 2020
Hungary rank
20th
Uganda rank
18th

Citizen support for democracy over time

  • Hungary
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.8817 against 0.851 in Hungary, a difference of 0.0307.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 20th and Uganda ranks 18th of 144 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Uganda Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1699 0.2025 0.0326 Uganda
2010s 0.6311 0.8303 0.1991 Uganda
2020s 0.851 0.8817 0.0307 Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher citizen support for democracy, Hungary or Uganda?
Uganda, at 0.8817 against 0.851 in Hungary as of 2020.
What is the difference in citizen support for democracy between Hungary and Uganda?
0.0307, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Uganda?
21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Hungary and Uganda rank globally for citizen support for democracy?
Hungary ranks 20th and Uganda ranks 18th 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.