Australia vs Canada: Democracy
Australia
2
in 2018
Canada
2
in 2018
Australia rank
1st
Canada rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2 against 2 in Canada, a difference of 0.
Across all 118 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 1st and Canada ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Australia or Canada?
- Australia, at 2 against 2 in Canada as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Australia and Canada?
- 0, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 118 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2018.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for democracy?
- Australia ranks 1st and Canada ranks 1st of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) – 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
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).