Canada vs South Africa: Domestic Policy Free from Interference of other States Score
Canada
1.69
in 2025
South Africa
1.67
in 2025
Canada rank
56th
South Africa rank
58th
Domestic Policy Free from Interference of other States Score over time
- Canada
- South Africa
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.69 against 1.67 in South Africa, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 56th and South Africa ranks 58th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 7 and South Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.343 | -1.96 | 1.62 | Canada |
| 1910s | -0.2195 | -0.251 | 0.0315 | Canada |
| 1920s | -0.0656 | -0.251 | 0.1854 | Canada |
| 1930s | 0.3464 | -0.0582 | 0.4046 | Canada |
| 1940s | 0.419 | -0.01 | 0.429 | Canada |
| 1950s | 1.53 | -0.01 | 1.54 | Canada |
| 1960s | 1.53 | 1.66 | 0.1389 | South Africa |
| 1970s | 1.53 | 1.97 | 0.442 | South Africa |
| 1980s | 1.53 | 1.97 | 0.442 | South Africa |
| 1990s | 1.53 | 1.97 | 0.442 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1.53 | 1.97 | 0.442 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.58 | 1.97 | 0.3925 | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1.69 | 1.51 | 0.1833 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic policy free from interference of other states score, Canada or South Africa?
- Canada, at 1.69 against 1.67 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in domestic policy free from interference of other states score between Canada and South Africa?
- 0.02, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Africa?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Canada and South Africa rank globally for domestic policy free from interference of other states score?
- Canada ranks 56th and South Africa ranks 58th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Domestic Policy Free from Interference of other States Score. 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 domestic policy is free from the interference of other states.