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Liberal Political Institutions Index in Canada

Canada: Liberal Political Institutions Index was 0.872 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.872
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
31st
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.927
in 2010
All-time low
0.754
in 1841
Years of data
185
1841–2025

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Canada, 1841–2025

00.20.40.60.81184119332025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Canada recorded 0.872 for liberal political institutions index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in Canada peaked at 0.927 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.754, in 1841.

Canada ranks 31st of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 185 years of available data.

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Canada, year by year

Year Value Change
1841 0.754 —
1842 0.754 +0.0%
1843 0.754 +0.0%
1844 0.754 +0.0%
1845 0.754 +0.0%
1846 0.754 +0.0%
1847 0.754 +0.0%
1848 0.754 +0.0%
1849 0.754 +0.0%
1850 0.754 +0.0%
1851 0.754 +0.0%
1852 0.754 +0.0%
1853 0.754 +0.0%
1854 0.754 +0.0%
1855 0.754 +0.0%
1856 0.754 +0.0%
1857 0.754 +0.0%
1858 0.754 +0.0%
1859 0.754 +0.0%
1860 0.754 +0.0%
1861 0.754 +0.0%
1862 0.754 +0.0%
1863 0.754 +0.0%
1864 0.754 +0.0%
1865 0.754 +0.0%
1866 0.754 +0.0%
1867 0.754 +0.0%
1868 0.754 +0.0%
1869 0.754 +0.0%
1870 0.754 +0.0%
1871 0.754 +0.0%
1872 0.754 +0.0%
1873 0.754 +0.0%
1874 0.831 +10.2%
1875 0.831 +0.0%
1876 0.831 +0.0%
1877 0.831 +0.0%
1878 0.831 +0.0%
1879 0.831 +0.0%
1880 0.831 +0.0%
1881 0.831 +0.0%
1882 0.831 +0.0%
1883 0.831 +0.0%
1884 0.831 +0.0%
1885 0.831 +0.0%
1886 0.831 +0.0%
1887 0.831 +0.0%
1888 0.831 +0.0%
1889 0.831 +0.0%
1890 0.831 +0.0%
1891 0.831 +0.0%
1892 0.831 +0.0%
1893 0.831 +0.0%
1894 0.831 +0.0%
1895 0.831 +0.0%
1896 0.831 +0.0%
1897 0.831 +0.0%
1898 0.831 +0.0%
1899 0.831 +0.0%
1900 0.831 +0.0%
1901 0.831 +0.0%
1902 0.831 +0.0%
1903 0.831 +0.0%
1904 0.831 +0.0%
1905 0.831 +0.0%
1906 0.831 +0.0%
1907 0.831 +0.0%
1908 0.833 +0.2%
1909 0.833 +0.0%
1910 0.833 +0.0%
1911 0.832 -0.1%
1912 0.832 +0.0%
1913 0.832 +0.0%
1914 0.831 -0.1%
1915 0.831 +0.0%
1916 0.831 +0.0%
1917 0.831 +0.0%
1918 0.83 -0.1%
1919 0.832 +0.2%
1920 0.832 +0.0%
1921 0.835 +0.4%
1922 0.841 +0.7%
1923 0.841 +0.0%
1924 0.841 +0.0%
1925 0.841 +0.0%
1926 0.841 +0.0%
1927 0.841 +0.0%
1928 0.841 +0.0%
1929 0.841 +0.0%
1930 0.836 -0.6%
1931 0.83 -0.7%
1932 0.83 +0.0%
1933 0.83 +0.0%
1934 0.838 +1.0%
1935 0.838 +0.0%
1936 0.838 +0.0%
1937 0.838 +0.0%
1938 0.838 +0.0%
1939 0.836 -0.2%
1940 0.836 +0.0%
1941 0.837 +0.1%
1942 0.837 +0.0%
1943 0.837 +0.0%
1944 0.837 +0.0%
1945 0.861 +2.9%
1946 0.869 +0.9%
1947 0.869 +0.0%
1948 0.869 +0.0%
1949 0.888 +2.2%
1950 0.889 +0.1%
1951 0.889 +0.0%
1952 0.889 +0.0%
1953 0.889 +0.0%
1954 0.889 +0.0%
1955 0.889 +0.0%
1956 0.889 +0.0%
1957 0.889 +0.0%
1958 0.895 +0.7%
1959 0.89 -0.6%
1960 0.897 +0.8%
1961 0.899 +0.2%
1962 0.899 +0.0%
1963 0.903 +0.4%
1964 0.903 +0.0%
1965 0.906 +0.3%
1966 0.908 +0.2%
1967 0.908 +0.0%
1968 0.904 -0.4%
1969 0.904 +0.0%
1970 0.906 +0.2%
1971 0.907 +0.1%
1972 0.907 +0.0%
1973 0.907 +0.0%
1974 0.907 +0.0%
1975 0.907 +0.0%
1976 0.909 +0.2%
1977 0.909 +0.0%
1978 0.909 +0.0%
1979 0.909 +0.0%
1980 0.911 +0.2%
1981 0.909 -0.2%
1982 0.909 +0.0%
1983 0.914 +0.6%
1984 0.914 +0.0%
1985 0.914 +0.0%
1986 0.914 +0.0%
1987 0.914 +0.0%
1988 0.914 +0.0%
1989 0.901 -1.4%
1990 0.911 +1.1%
1991 0.911 +0.0%
1992 0.911 +0.0%
1993 0.911 +0.0%
1994 0.911 +0.0%
1995 0.911 +0.0%
1996 0.911 +0.0%
1997 0.912 +0.1%
1998 0.912 +0.0%
1999 0.912 +0.0%
2000 0.912 +0.0%
2001 0.912 +0.0%
2002 0.912 +0.0%
2003 0.912 +0.0%
2004 0.92 +0.9%
2005 0.92 +0.0%
2006 0.923 +0.3%
2007 0.923 +0.0%
2008 0.923 +0.0%
2009 0.923 +0.0%
2010 0.927 +0.4%
2011 0.924 -0.3%
2012 0.926 +0.2%
2013 0.922 -0.4%
2014 0.924 +0.2%
2015 0.923 -0.1%
2016 0.92 -0.3%
2017 0.925 +0.5%
2018 0.918 -0.8%
2019 0.899 -2.1%
2020 0.876 -2.6%
2021 0.891 +1.7%
2022 0.876 -1.7%
2023 0.873 -0.3%
2024 0.883 +1.1%
2025 0.872 -1.2%

Canada compared with similar countries

  • Canada's 0.872 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.872, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1840s 0.754 0.754 0.754 9
1850s 0.754 0.754 0.754 10
1860s 0.754 0.754 0.754 10
1870s 0.8002 0.754 0.831 10
1880s 0.831 0.831 0.831 10
1890s 0.831 0.831 0.831 10
1900s 0.8314 0.831 0.833 10
1910s 0.8315 0.83 0.833 10
1920s 0.8395 0.832 0.841 10
1930s 0.8352 0.83 0.838 10
1940s 0.854 0.836 0.888 10
1950s 0.8897 0.889 0.895 10
1960s 0.9031 0.897 0.908 10
1970s 0.9077 0.906 0.909 10
1980s 0.9114 0.901 0.914 10
1990s 0.9113 0.911 0.912 10
2000s 0.918 0.912 0.923 10
2010s 0.9208 0.899 0.927 10
2020s 0.8785 0.872 0.891 6

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 28 Belgium 0.887 compare
  2. 29 Taiwan 0.886 compare
  3. 30 Mauritius 0.873 compare
  4. 32 Croatia 0.871 compare
  5. 32 Portugal 0.871 compare
  6. 34 Italy 0.866 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal political institutions index in Canada?
Liberal political institutions index in Canada was 0.872 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 0.927 in 2010.
What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 0.754 in 1841.
How does Canada rank for liberal political institutions index?
Canada ranks 31st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Liberal Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
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