Malaysia vs Nigeria: Citizen support for democracy
Citizen support for democracy over time
- Malaysia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports -0.7681 against -0.801 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0329.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 97th and Nigeria ranks 99th of 144 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.3485 | -0.4668 | 0.1183 | Malaysia |
| 2010s | -0.4646 | -0.4985 | 0.0339 | Malaysia |
| 2020s | -0.7681 | -0.801 | 0.0329 | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen support for democracy, Malaysia or Nigeria?
- Malaysia, at -0.7681 against -0.801 in Nigeria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen support for democracy between Malaysia and Nigeria?
- 0.0329, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Nigeria?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2020.
- How do Malaysia and Nigeria rank globally for citizen support for democracy?
- Malaysia ranks 97th and Nigeria ranks 99th 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.