Netherlands vs Spain: Citizen support for democracy
Citizen support for democracy over time
- Netherlands
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1.08 against 0.9533 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.1267.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 14th and Spain ranks 13th of 144 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.51 | 0.5439 | 0.9692 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 1.65 | 0.6132 | 1.04 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.23 | 0.8231 | 0.4048 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.9035 | 0.9328 | 0.0292 | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.9533 | 1.08 | 0.1281 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen support for democracy, Netherlands or Spain?
- Spain, at 1.08 against 0.9533 in Netherlands as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen support for democracy between Netherlands and Spain?
- 0.1267, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2020.
- How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for citizen support for democracy?
- Netherlands ranks 14th and Spain ranks 13th 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.