Austria vs Canada: Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index
Austria
0.839
in 2025
Canada
0.84
in 2025
Austria rank
17th
Canada rank
16th
Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index over time
- Austria
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.84 against 0.839 in Austria, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 179 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Canada ahead.
Austria ranks 17th and Canada ranks 16th of 175 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 10 and Canada in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.0571 | 0.3067 | 0.2496 | Canada |
| 1850s | 0.0457 | 0.3025 | 0.2568 | Canada |
| 1860s | 0.0902 | 0.3254 | 0.2352 | Canada |
| 1870s | 0.2083 | 0.4079 | 0.1996 | Canada |
| 1880s | 0.2105 | 0.4397 | 0.2292 | Canada |
| 1890s | 0.2492 | 0.4645 | 0.2153 | Canada |
| 1900s | 0.2562 | 0.4793 | 0.2231 | Canada |
| 1910s | 0.2662 | 0.4668 | 0.2006 | Canada |
| 1920s | 0.6588 | 0.6351 | 0.0237 | Austria |
| 1930s | 0.2966 | 0.6641 | 0.3676 | Canada |
| 1940s | 0.7532 | 0.7002 | 0.053 | Austria |
| 1950s | 0.7911 | 0.7504 | 0.0407 | Austria |
| 1960s | 0.8298 | 0.8094 | 0.0204 | Austria |
| 1970s | 0.8466 | 0.825 | 0.0216 | Austria |
| 1980s | 0.8541 | 0.8321 | 0.022 | Austria |
| 1990s | 0.857 | 0.8371 | 0.0199 | Austria |
| 2000s | 0.8627 | 0.8282 | 0.0345 | Austria |
| 2010s | 0.8648 | 0.8248 | 0.04 | Austria |
| 2020s | 0.8467 | 0.8447 | 0.002 | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index, Austria or Canada?
- Canada, at 0.84 against 0.839 in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index between Austria and Canada?
- 0.001, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Canada?
- 179 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Canada rank globally for government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index?
- Austria ranks 17th and Canada ranks 16th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.