Canada vs United Kingdom: Deliberative democracy index vdem

Canada
0.677
in 2025
United Kingdom
0.665
in 2025
Canada rank
30th
United Kingdom rank
31st

Deliberative democracy index vdem over time

  • Canada
  • United Kingdom
00.20.40.60.8190019622025

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.677 against 0.665 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.012.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 30th and United Kingdom ranks 31st of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 8 and United Kingdom in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1900s 0.3906 0.3576 0.033 Canada
1910s 0.3713 0.3828 0.0115 United Kingdom
1920s 0.5251 0.5238 0.0013 Canada
1930s 0.5497 0.5253 0.0244 Canada
1940s 0.547 0.5668 0.0198 United Kingdom
1950s 0.6374 0.6327 0.0047 Canada
1960s 0.7135 0.6841 0.0294 Canada
1970s 0.7174 0.7041 0.0133 Canada
1980s 0.7476 0.6628 0.0848 Canada
1990s 0.751 0.6917 0.0593 Canada
2000s 0.7268 0.7546 0.0278 United Kingdom
2010s 0.713 0.7348 0.0218 United Kingdom
2020s 0.675 0.728 0.053 United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative democracy index vdem, Canada or United Kingdom?
Canada, at 0.677 against 0.665 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative democracy index vdem between Canada and United Kingdom?
0.012, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Canada and United Kingdom rank globally for deliberative democracy index vdem?
Canada ranks 30th and United Kingdom ranks 31st of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Deliberative democracy index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Deliberative democracy index vdem
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed