Canada vs United States of America: Democracy, gaps filled
Canada
7
in 2025
United States of America
7
in 2025
Canada rank
32nd
United States of America rank
32nd
Democracy, gaps filled over time
- Canada
- United States of America
How they compare
Canada currently reports 7 against 7 in United States of America, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was United States of America ahead.
Canada ranks 32nd and United States of America ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 7 and United States of America in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 3 | 3 | United States of America |
| 1850s | 0 | 3 | 3 | United States of America |
| 1860s | 0.9 | 3 | 2.1 | United States of America |
| 1870s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 3.4 | 3 | 0.4 | Canada |
| 1900s | 4 | 3 | 1 | Canada |
| 1910s | 3.8 | 3 | 0.8 | Canada |
| 1920s | 5.7 | 5 | 0.7 | Canada |
| 1930s | 6 | 5 | 1 | Canada |
| 1940s | 6 | 5.7 | 0.3 | Canada |
| 1950s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 7 | 6.6 | 0.4 | Canada |
| 1970s | 7.4 | 9 | 1.6 | United States of America |
| 1980s | 8.7 | 9 | 0.3 | United States of America |
| 1990s | 9 | 9 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 9 | 9 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 8.9 | 8.9 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 7 | 8.5 | 1.5 | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, gaps filled, Canada or United States of America?
- Canada, at 7 against 7 in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy, gaps filled between Canada and United States of America?
- 0, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for democracy, gaps filled?
- Canada ranks 32nd and United States of America ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Democracy, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Democracy with 71 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.