Brazil vs Canada: Democracy
Brazil
2
in 2018
Canada
2
in 2018
Brazil rank
1st
Canada rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Brazil
- Canada
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
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).