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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