Canada vs Sri Lanka: Deliberative Political Institutions Index
Canada
0.79
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.784
in 2025
Canada rank
52nd
Sri Lanka rank
53rd
Deliberative Political Institutions Index over time
- Canada
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.79 against 0.784 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.006.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 52nd and Sri Lanka ranks 53rd of 175 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.7791 | 0.531 | 0.2481 | Canada |
| 1910s | 0.7435 | 0.5614 | 0.1821 | Canada |
| 1920s | 0.8239 | 0.569 | 0.2549 | Canada |
| 1930s | 0.8315 | 0.6114 | 0.2201 | Canada |
| 1940s | 0.7999 | 0.6184 | 0.1815 | Canada |
| 1950s | 0.858 | 0.613 | 0.245 | Canada |
| 1960s | 0.8932 | 0.613 | 0.2802 | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.8749 | 0.5095 | 0.3654 | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.912 | 0.4932 | 0.4188 | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.9072 | 0.4814 | 0.4258 | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.8848 | 0.4276 | 0.4572 | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.8677 | 0.5661 | 0.3016 | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.7778 | 0.5902 | 0.1877 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Canada or Sri Lanka?
- Canada, at 0.79 against 0.784 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Canada and Sri Lanka?
- 0.006, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sri Lanka?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Sri Lanka rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?
- Canada ranks 52nd and Sri Lanka ranks 53rd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.