Brazil vs Canada: Democracy

Brazil
2
in 2018
Canada
2
in 2018
Brazil rank
1st
Canada rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Brazil
  • Canada
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How they compare

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

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

Brazil 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 Brazil Canada Difference Ahead
1860s 0 1 1 Canada
1870s 0 1 1 Canada
1880s 0.1 1.2 1.1 Canada
1890s 1 2 1 Canada
1900s 1 2 1 Canada
1910s 1 2 1 Canada
1920s 1 2 1 Canada
1930s 0.2 2 1.8 Canada
1940s 0.6 2 1.4 Canada
1950s 1.2 2 0.8 Canada
1960s 0.6 2 1.4 Canada
1970s 0.6 2 1.4 Canada
1980s 1.5 2 0.5 Canada
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, Brazil or Canada?
Brazil, at 2 against 2 in Canada as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Brazil and Canada?
0, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Canada?
152 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2018.
How do Brazil and Canada rank globally for democracy?
Brazil 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).