Austria vs Canada: Democracy

Austria
2
in 2018
Canada
2
in 2018
Austria rank
1st
Canada rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Austria
  • Canada
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 2 against 2 in Canada, a difference of 0.

Across all 152 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 1st and Canada ranks 1st of 168 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Canada Difference Ahead
1860s 1 1 0
1870s 1 1 0
1880s 1 1.2 0.2 Canada
1890s 1 2 1 Canada
1900s 1 2 1 Canada
1910s 1 2 1 Canada
1920s 2 2 0
1930s 0.9 2 1.1 Canada
1940s 1.4 2 0.6 Canada
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, Austria or Canada?
Austria, at 2 against 2 in Canada as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Austria and Canada?
0, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Canada?
152 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2018.
How do Austria and Canada rank globally for democracy?
Austria 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

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).