Canada vs Fiji: Full democracy
Canada
1
in 2025
Fiji
1
in 2025
Canada rank
1st
Fiji rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Canada
- Fiji
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1 against 1 in Fiji, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 152 shared years of data; in 1874 it was Fiji ahead.
Canada ranks 1st and Fiji ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Canada |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 2010s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher full democracy, Canada or Fiji?
- Canada, at 1 against 1 in Fiji as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Canada and Fiji?
- 0, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Fiji?
- 152 years are reported by both, from 1874 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Fiji rank globally for full democracy?
- Canada ranks 1st and Fiji 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+).