Netherlands vs United Kingdom: Citizen support for democracy
Citizen support for democracy over time
- Netherlands
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.9533 against 0.9021 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0512.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 14th and United Kingdom ranks 17th of 144 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.51 | 0.5572 | 0.956 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 1.65 | 0.4216 | 1.23 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.23 | 0.2035 | 1.02 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.9035 | 0.597 | 0.3065 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.9533 | 0.9021 | 0.0513 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen support for democracy, Netherlands or United Kingdom?
- Netherlands, at 0.9533 against 0.9021 in United Kingdom as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen support for democracy between Netherlands and United Kingdom?
- 0.0512, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United Kingdom?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2020.
- How do Netherlands and United Kingdom rank globally for citizen support for democracy?
- Netherlands ranks 14th 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.