Canada vs San Marino: Electoral democracy

Canada
1
in 2025
San Marino
1
in 2025
Canada rank
1st
San Marino rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Canada
  • San Marino
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 1 against 1 in San Marino, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was San Marino ahead.

Canada ranks 1st and San Marino ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada San Marino Difference Ahead
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 0 0 0
1880s 0 0 0
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 1 0 1 Canada
1930s 1 0 1 Canada
1940s 1 0 1 Canada
1950s 1 0.3 0.7 Canada
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 electoral democracy, Canada or San Marino?
Canada, at 1 against 1 in San Marino as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Canada and San Marino?
0, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and San Marino?
185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
How do Canada and San Marino rank globally for electoral democracy?
Canada ranks 1st and San Marino ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).