Australia vs Canada: Citizen support for democracy
Citizen support for democracy over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.8493 against 0.793 in Australia, a difference of 0.0563.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 23rd and Canada ranks 21st of 144 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Canada in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.13 | 1.04 | 0.0942 | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.8965 | 0.8473 | 0.0493 | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.793 | 0.8493 | 0.0563 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen support for democracy, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 0.8493 against 0.793 in Australia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen support for democracy between Australia and Canada?
- 0.0563, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for citizen support for democracy?
- Australia ranks 23rd and Canada ranks 21st of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Claassen (2022) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Citizen support for democracy. 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 the average extent to which citizens support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.