Canada vs Sweden: Democracy
Canada
2
in 2018
Sweden
2
in 2018
Canada rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Canada
- Sweden
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2 against 2 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 152 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Sweden ahead.
Canada ranks 1st and Sweden 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 | Sweden | 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 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 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 Sweden?
- Canada, at 2 against 2 in Sweden as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Canada and Sweden?
- 0, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sweden?
- 152 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2018.
- How do Canada and Sweden rank globally for democracy?
- Canada ranks 1st and Sweden 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).