Canada vs United Kingdom: Competitive elections

Canada
1
in 2025
United Kingdom
1
in 2025
Canada rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
1st

Competitive elections over time

  • Canada
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 1 against 1 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.

Across all 185 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 197 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Competitive elections
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.