Canada vs Switzerland: Democracy
Canada
2
in 2018
Switzerland
2
in 2018
Canada rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Canada
- Switzerland
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2 against 2 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
Across all 152 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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 Switzerland?
- Canada, at 2 against 2 in Switzerland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Canada and Switzerland?
- 0, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Switzerland?
- 152 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2018.
- How do Canada and Switzerland rank globally for democracy?
- Canada ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 167 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).