Canada vs Switzerland: Full democracy
Canada
1
in 2025
Switzerland
1
in 2025
Canada rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Canada
- Switzerland
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1 against 1 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Switzerland ahead.
Canada ranks 1st and Switzerland 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 | Switzerland | 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 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Canada |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Canada |
| 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 Switzerland?
- Canada, at 1 against 1 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Canada and Switzerland?
- 0, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Switzerland?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Switzerland rank globally for full democracy?
- Canada ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 197 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+).