Latvia vs Zimbabwe: Citizen support for democracy
Citizen support for democracy over time
- Latvia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports -0.3361 against -0.4722 in Latvia, a difference of 0.1361.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Latvia ranks 79th and Zimbabwe ranks 76th of 144 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.2454 | 0.1014 | 0.3468 | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | -0.3132 | 0.1698 | 0.483 | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | -0.4845 | 0.126 | 0.6105 | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | -0.4722 | -0.3361 | 0.1362 | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen support for democracy, Latvia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at -0.3361 against -0.4722 in Latvia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen support for democracy between Latvia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1361, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Zimbabwe?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
- How do Latvia and Zimbabwe rank globally for citizen support for democracy?
- Latvia ranks 79th and Zimbabwe ranks 76th 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.