Canada vs Denmark: Elected Political Leaders Index
Canada
1
in 2025
Denmark
1
in 2025
Canada rank
1st
Denmark rank
1st
Elected Political Leaders Index over time
- Canada
- Denmark
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1 against 1 in Denmark, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Denmark ahead.
Canada ranks 1st and Denmark 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 | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Canada |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1900s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Canada |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Canada |
| 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 elected political leaders index, Canada or Denmark?
- Canada, at 1 against 1 in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected political leaders index between Canada and Denmark?
- 0, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Denmark?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Denmark rank globally for elected political leaders index?
- Canada ranks 1st and Denmark ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected Political Leaders Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measures the extent to which the legislature is chosen through broad elections, and the chief executive is elected directly or indirectly (appointed by a popularly elected legislature).