Canada vs South Africa: Electoral democracy row, gaps filled

Canada
2
in 2025
South Africa
2
in 2025
Canada rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st

Electoral democracy row, gaps filled over time

  • Canada
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 2 against 2 in South Africa, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada South Africa Difference Ahead
1900s 1 0 1 Canada
1910s 1 1 0
1920s 1.9 1 0.9 Canada
1930s 2 1 1 Canada
1940s 2 1 1 Canada
1950s 2 1 1 Canada
1960s 2 1 1 Canada
1970s 2 1 1 Canada
1980s 2 0.4 1.6 Canada
1990s 2 1.1 0.9 Canada
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0
2020s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy row, gaps filled, Canada or South Africa?
Canada, at 2 against 2 in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy row, gaps filled between Canada and South Africa?
0, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Africa?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Canada and South Africa rank globally for electoral democracy row, gaps filled?
Canada ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Electoral democracy row, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electoral democracy row, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
176 places, 29,665 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Electoral democracy row with 71 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.