Australia vs Canada: Transparent laws
Australia
1
in 2025
Canada
1
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
Canada rank
1st
Transparent laws over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1 against 1 in Canada, a difference of 0.
Across all 185 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 1st and Canada ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Canada |
| 1850s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Canada |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Canada |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transparent laws, Australia or Canada?
- Australia, at 1 against 1 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between Australia and Canada?
- 0, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for transparent laws?
- Australia ranks 1st and Canada ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Transparent laws. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether laws are transparent, coherent, and relatively stable, and their enforcement predictable.