Bolivia vs Canada: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Bolivia
1
in 2025
Canada
1
in 2025
Bolivia rank
1st
Canada rank
1st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- Bolivia
- Canada
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 1 against 1 in Canada, a difference of 0.
Across all 185 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Bolivia ranks 1st and Canada ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Canada |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Canada |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Canada |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Canada |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Canada |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Canada |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.8333 | 1 | 0.1667 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher meaningful democratic electoral institutions, Bolivia or Canada?
- Bolivia, at 1 against 1 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions between Bolivia and Canada?
- 0, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Canada?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Bolivia and Canada rank globally for meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- Bolivia ranks 1st and Canada ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Meaningful democratic electoral institutions. 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 whether the country is meaningfully an electoral democracy. This includes the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.