QuoteReplyTopic: Latinobarometro: Venezuela the most democratic Posted: 20-Nov-2005 at 04:39
Just found out that the annual opinion poll of Latin America,
Latinobarmetro (made in Chile), shows that the most satisfied with
their democracy are Venezuelans, followed by Uruguayans and Costa
Ricans. Paraguayans bein the less satisfied with their democratic
situation,.
Below are the highlights for Venezuela. Charts with country-by-country
breakdowns for each of the below statement are provided in the appendices to
this document.
Democracy
Venezuelans are more likely
than citizens of other Latin American countries to describe their government as
"totally
democratic." On a scale of 1 to 10, the average Venezuelan gave
her democracy a 7.6. The regional average was a ranking of 5.5[Figure 1].
More than three in four
Venezuelans prefer democracy
over all other forms of government--the second highest ranking in the region [Figure
2]
Venezuelans are far less
worried about becoming unemployed than others in the region. While three in
four Latin Americans in general worry about job losses in the upcoming year, less than half of
all Venezuelans share this fear[Figure 4].
Venezuela is the second most
optimistic country in Latin America about the direction of their
economy. Only powerhouse Chile ranks higher in this regard. More
than half of Venezuelans say their economy is progressing, in a hemisphere
where less than one in three have similar confidence [Figure 5].
Politics and Corruption
While most Latin Americans
think that politics is too complicated to understand, only 2 in 5
Venezuelans share their frustration. Of the 18 countries surveyed,
Venezuelans are the least likely to say they are confused by politics [Figure
6].
Venezuelans are optimistic
that their government is effectively dealing with corruption. It ranks third among
countries that believe that things have improved in the last two years [Figure
7].
Other variables analyzed are for instance the popularity of some of the
most polemic leaders of the moment: Bush, Chvez, Lula and Castro. Lula
wins clearly. Some of these other variables can be seen in the
following graphics:
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