Satisfaction with Democracy (ESS)
Mean satisfaction with the way democracy works in the country (0–10). European Social Survey, pooled recent rounds.
Source: European Social Survey Licence: ESS terms — public aggregates Unit: mean 0–10 Parsed: 2026-06-28 Open source ↗
Period: Pooled recent rounds (~2017–2023). Method: Weighted by post-stratification weight (pspwght); country mean on the 0–10 item.
Avg (2023)
4.9
single period
Improving
0
of 38 tracked
Declining
0
period over period
Stable
38
±0.5pp band
Satisfied with how democracy works (0–10)
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Satisfaction with Democracy (ESS) — full ranking
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| # | Entity | Satisfied with how democracy works (0–10) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 7.2 |
| 2 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 7.1 |
| 3 | 🇳🇴 Norway | 6.9 |
| 4 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 6.8 |
| 5 | 🇫🇮 Finland | 6.5 |
| 6 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 6.4 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 6.1 |
| 8 | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 6 |
| 9 | 🇦🇹 Austria | 5.8 |
| 10 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 5.6 |
| 11 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 5.4 |
| 12 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 5.4 |
| 13 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 5.4 |
| 14 | 🇬🇧 UK | 5.1 |
| 15 | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 5.1 |
| 16 | 🇮🇱 Israel | 5.1 |
| 17 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 5 |
| 18 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 5 |
| 19 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 4.8 |
| 20 | 🇬🇷 Greece | 4.7 |
| 21 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 4.6 |
| 22 | 🇫🇷 France | 4.6 |
| 23 | 🇸🇰 Slovak Republic | 4.5 |
| 24 | 🇵🇱 Poland | 4.5 |
| 25 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 4.3 |
| 26 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 4.3 |
| 27 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 4.3 |
| 28 | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 4.2 |
| 29 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 4.1 |
| 30 | 🇷🇴 Romania | 4 |
| 31 | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 3.9 |
| 32 | 🇷🇺 Russia | 3.9 |
| 33 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 3.8 |
| 34 | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 3.8 |
| 35 | 🇦🇱 Albania | 3.7 |
| 36 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 3.7 |
| 37 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 3.2 |
| 38 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 3.1 |