Canada vs Dominican Republic: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Canada
1
in 2025
Dominican Republic
1
in 2025
Canada rank
1st
Dominican Republic rank
1st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- Canada
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1 against 1 in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 181 shared years of data; in 1844 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Canada ranks 1st and Dominican Republic ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Dominican Republic | 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 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Canada |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Canada |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Canada |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher meaningful democratic electoral institutions, Canada or Dominican Republic?
- Canada, at 1 against 1 in Dominican Republic as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions between Canada and Dominican Republic?
- 0, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Dominican Republic?
- 181 years are reported by both, from 1844 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Dominican Republic rank globally for meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- Canada ranks 1st and Dominican Republic 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.