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