Canada vs Denmark: Full democracy
Canada
1
in 2025
Denmark
1
in 2025
Canada rank
1st
Denmark rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Canada
- Denmark
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1 against 1 in Denmark, a difference of 0.
Across all 185 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 1st and Denmark ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Denmark | 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 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 full democracy, Canada or Denmark?
- Canada, at 1 against 1 in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Canada and Denmark?
- 0, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Denmark?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Denmark rank globally for full democracy?
- Canada ranks 1st and Denmark 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).