Canada vs Luxembourg: Democracy

Canada
7
in 2025
Luxembourg
7
in 2025
Canada rank
1st
Luxembourg rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Canada
  • Luxembourg
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 7 against 7 in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Canada ranks 1st and Luxembourg ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1840s 1.78 0.4444 1.33 Canada
1850s 2 2 0
1860s 2.6 2 0.6 Canada
1870s 4 2 2 Canada
1880s 4 2 2 Canada
1890s 4 4 0
1900s 4 4 0
1910s 4 3.4 0.6 Canada
1920s 6 6 0
1930s 6 6 0
1940s 6.4 3.4 3 Canada
1950s 7 7 0
1960s 7 7 0
1970s 7 7 0
1980s 7 7 0
1990s 7 7 0
2000s 7 7 0
2010s 7 7 0
2020s 7 7 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Canada or Luxembourg?
Canada, at 7 against 7 in Luxembourg as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Canada and Luxembourg?
0, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Luxembourg?
185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
How do Canada and Luxembourg rank globally for democracy?
Canada ranks 1st and Luxembourg ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).