Canada vs Denmark: Democracy

Canada
2
in 2018
Denmark
2
in 2018
Canada rank
1st
Denmark rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Canada
  • Denmark
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 147 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Denmark ahead.

Canada ranks 1st and Denmark 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 Denmark 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 1.9 0.1 Canada
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, Canada or Denmark?
Canada, at 2 against 2 in Denmark as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Canada and Denmark?
0, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Denmark?
147 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2018.
How do Canada and Denmark rank globally for democracy?
Canada ranks 1st and Denmark 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).