Hungary vs United Kingdom: Citizen support for democracy
Citizen support for democracy over time
- Hungary
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 0.9021 against 0.851 in Hungary, a difference of 0.0511.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Hungary ranks 20th and United Kingdom ranks 17th of 144 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3694 | 0.4216 | 0.0522 | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.1699 | 0.2035 | 0.0335 | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.6311 | 0.597 | 0.0341 | Hungary |
| 2020s | 0.851 | 0.9021 | 0.051 | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen support for democracy, Hungary or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 0.9021 against 0.851 in Hungary as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen support for democracy between Hungary and United Kingdom?
- 0.0511, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and United Kingdom?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Hungary and United Kingdom rank globally for citizen support for democracy?
- Hungary ranks 20th and United Kingdom ranks 17th 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.