Is dictatorship better than democracy?

A dictatorship is only better than a democracy when the leader acts selflessly, and can either go against their morals if it's what their people want, or if they can make their country better. One famous example was Napoleon Bonaparte, at least in his early rule. He obviously got a bit arrogant after a while though. Queen Elizabeth was another good one. In eastern history, there was also Tokugawa, and a few early Qing rulers.