Canada vs Switzerland: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Canada
1
in 2025
Switzerland
1
in 2025
Canada rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- Canada
- Switzerland
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1 against 1 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
Across all 185 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0.1111 | 0.1111 | Switzerland |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 Switzerland?
- Canada, at 1 against 1 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions between Canada and Switzerland?
- 0, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Switzerland?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Switzerland rank globally for meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- Canada ranks 1st and Switzerland 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.