Argentina vs Canada: Full democracy
Argentina
1
in 2025
Canada
1
in 2025
Argentina rank
1st
Canada rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Argentina
- Canada
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 1 against 1 in Canada, a difference of 0.
Across all 185 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 1st and Canada ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Canada | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Canada |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Canada |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Canada |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Canada |
| 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 full democracy, Argentina or Canada?
- Argentina, at 1 against 1 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Argentina and Canada?
- 0, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Canada?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Canada rank globally for full democracy?
- Argentina ranks 1st and Canada ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).