Sierra Leone vs Sri Lanka: Citizen support for democracy
Citizen support for democracy over time
- Sierra Leone
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.6014 against 0.534 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0674.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 30th and Sri Lanka ranks 29th of 144 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5397 | 0.5972 | 0.0575 | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.534 | 0.6014 | 0.0674 | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen support for democracy, Sierra Leone or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.6014 against 0.534 in Sierra Leone as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen support for democracy between Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0674, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2020.
- How do Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka rank globally for citizen support for democracy?
- Sierra Leone ranks 30th 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.