Italy vs Sri Lanka: Citizen support for democracy
Citizen support for democracy over time
- Italy
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.7076 against 0.6014 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1062.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 26th and Sri Lanka ranks 29th of 144 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9095 | -0.1195 | 1.03 | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.6941 | 0.5461 | 0.1481 | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.7076 | 0.6014 | 0.1062 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen support for democracy, Italy or Sri Lanka?
- Italy, at 0.7076 against 0.6014 in Sri Lanka as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen support for democracy between Italy and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1062, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sri Lanka?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2020.
- How do Italy and Sri Lanka rank globally for citizen support for democracy?
- Italy ranks 26th and Sri Lanka ranks 29th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Claassen (2022) β 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.