Canada vs Dominican Republic: Democracy
Canada
2
in 2025
Dominican Republic
2
in 2025
Canada rank
32nd
Dominican Republic rank
32nd
Democracy over time
- Canada
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2 against 2 in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 179 shared years of data; in 1844 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Canada ranks 32nd and Dominican Republic ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 16 and Dominican Republic in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Dominican Republic |
| 1850s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Dominican Republic |
| 1860s | 0.2222 | 0.2222 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 0.2222 | 0.7778 | Canada |
| 1880s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Canada |
| 1890s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Canada |
| 1900s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Canada |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.4444 | 0.5556 | Canada |
| 1920s | 1.9 | 0.5 | 1.4 | Canada |
| 1930s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Canada |
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Canada |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Canada |
| 1960s | 2 | 0.5 | 1.5 | Canada |
| 1970s | 2.4 | 1 | 1.4 | Canada |
| 1980s | 3 | 1.8 | 1.2 | Canada |
| 1990s | 3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | Canada |
| 2000s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Canada |
| 2010s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Canada |
| 2020s | 2.17 | 2 | 0.1667 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Canada or Dominican Republic?
- Canada, at 2 against 2 in Dominican Republic as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Canada and Dominican Republic?
- 0, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Dominican Republic?
- 179 years are reported by both, from 1844 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Dominican Republic rank globally for democracy?
- Canada ranks 32nd and Dominican Republic ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – 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 by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.