Satisfaction with Democracy

QoG code: cses_sd

On the whole, are you very satisfied, fairly satisfied, not very satisfied, or not at all satisfied with the way democracy works in [COUNTRY]?

  1. Not at all satisfied.
  2. Not very satisfied.
  3. Fairly satisfied.
  4. Very satisfied.

Note: Refused to answer, Don't know and similar answers were coded as missing, and the average are based on the remaining answers.

Type of variable
Continuous
Downloaded by QoG on
2025-11-25
Last updated by source
2024-02-27
Details of this variable in our compilation datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Basic cross-section 24
Standard cross-section 24
Standard time-series 56
Dataset Available for years
Standard time-series 1996-2021

Country coverage

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  • Albania
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Brazil
  • Bulgaria
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • Costa Rica
  • Croatia
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • El Salvador
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France (1963-)
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • India
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Kenya
  • Korea, South
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Mexico
  • Montenegro
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Norway
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • South Africa
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Taiwan
  • Thailand
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
  • United States
  • Uruguay

Year coverage

This variable has information from 1996 to 2021.