economic2023

Political efficacy: the political system allows people a say

Compare political efficacy: the political system allows people a say across 30 countries or territories using one fixed 2023 OECD reference slice.

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Key Insights

Global Average
29.8Percentage of respondents
Median: 28.9Percentage of respondents
Countries Covered
30
with available data
Highest
Switzerland
58.2Percentage of respondents
Lowest
Latvia
12.1Percentage of respondents
Top 5 Countries
1Switzerland58.2Percentage of respondents
2Australia46.5Percentage of respondents
3Mexico45.5Percentage of respondents
4Denmark44.3Percentage of respondents
5New Zealand43.6Percentage of respondents
By Region
Oceania45.1Percentage of respondents(2 countries)
North America42.9Percentage of respondents(2 countries)
Asia38.7Percentage of respondents(1 countries)
Europe27.8Percentage of respondents(22 countries)
South America23.7Percentage of respondents(2 countries)
Key Findings
  • 30 ISO-mapped countries or territories have a finite Percentage of respondents observation in the fixed 2023 slice.
  • Switzerland has the highest published value (58.2 Percentage of respondents).
  • Latvia has the lowest published value (12.1 Percentage of respondents).

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (12.1Percentage of respondents)High (58.2Percentage of respondents)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 29.8Percentage of respondents)

Oceania (2)
North America (2)
Asia (1)
Europe (22)
South America (2)
Other (1)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

OECD Trust, security and dignity measure 'Political efficacy, confident that political system allows them to have a say'. The map uses the exact official 2023 slice in Percentage of respondents; fixed dimensions: FREQ=A (Annual); SECTOR=_Z (Not applicable); EDITION=2025 (2025); SCALE=CON (Confident); CATEGORY=TDG (Trust, security and dignity); PRICE_BASE=_Z (Not applicable).

MapTheory uses only finite ISO-mapped observations from the fixed 2023 OECD slice recorded below. Aggregates, missing values, non-ISO geographies, conflicting duplicate observations, and every other year or dimension slice are excluded; MapTheory never imputes or interpolates missing countries.

Methodology

OECD Trust, security and dignity measure 'Political efficacy, confident that political system allows them to have a say'. The map uses the exact official 2023 slice in Percentage of respondents; fixed dimensions: FREQ=A (Annual); SECTOR=_Z (Not applicable); EDITION=2025 (2025); SCALE=CON (Confident); CATEGORY=TDG (Trust, security and dignity); PRICE_BASE=_Z (Not applicable).

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Switzerland58.2Percentage of respondents
2Australia46.5Percentage of respondents
3Mexico45.5Percentage of respondents
4Denmark44.3Percentage of respondents
5New Zealand43.6Percentage of respondents
6Canada40.3Percentage of respondents
7Netherlands39.0Percentage of respondents
8South Korea38.7Percentage of respondents
9Ireland36.3Percentage of respondents
10Norway34.8Percentage of respondents
11Spain31.0Percentage of respondents
12Sweden29.9Percentage of respondents
13Belgium29.5Percentage of respondents
14Czech Republic29.0Percentage of respondents
15Germany28.9Percentage of respondents
16Luxembourg28.8Percentage of respondents
17France26.3Percentage of respondents
18Colombia25.0Percentage of respondents
19Portugal24.0Percentage of respondents
20Iceland22.7Percentage of respondents
21Chile22.3Percentage of respondents
22Italy22.3Percentage of respondents
23Costa Rica22.2Percentage of respondents
24Greece21.2Percentage of respondents
25Finland20.9Percentage of respondents
26Slovakia20.1Percentage of respondents
27United Kingdom19.8Percentage of respondents
28Estonia17.2Percentage of respondents
29Slovenia14.8Percentage of respondents
30Latvia12.1Percentage of respondents
Showing 30 of 30 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (2023).

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