Canada vs Chile: Democracy
Canada
2
in 2018
Chile
2
in 2018
Canada rank
1st
Chile rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Canada
- Chile
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2 against 2 in Chile, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 152 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Chile ahead.
Canada ranks 1st and Chile ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1.2 | 1 | 0.2 | Canada |
| 1890s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Canada |
| 1900s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Canada |
| 1910s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Canada |
| 1920s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Canada |
| 1930s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Canada |
| 1940s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Canada |
| 1950s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Canada |
| 1960s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Canada |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | Canada |
| 1980s | 2 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 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, Canada or Chile?
- Canada, at 2 against 2 in Chile as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Canada and Chile?
- 0, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Chile?
- 152 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2018.
- How do Canada and Chile rank globally for democracy?
- Canada ranks 1st and Chile 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).