Australia vs Canada: Key features of human rights
Australia
0.906
in 2025
Canada
0.897
in 2025
Australia rank
32nd
Canada rank
35th
Key features of human rights over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.906 against 0.897 in Canada, a difference of 0.009.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Canada ahead.
Australia ranks 32nd and Canada ranks 35th of 176 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 9 and Canada in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.822 | 0.837 | 0.015 | Canada |
| 1850s | 0.8252 | 0.837 | 0.0118 | Canada |
| 1860s | 0.83 | 0.837 | 0.007 | Canada |
| 1870s | 0.83 | 0.837 | 0.007 | Canada |
| 1880s | 0.83 | 0.837 | 0.007 | Canada |
| 1890s | 0.8292 | 0.837 | 0.0078 | Canada |
| 1900s | 0.8391 | 0.847 | 0.0079 | Canada |
| 1910s | 0.8315 | 0.8394 | 0.0079 | Canada |
| 1920s | 0.843 | 0.8415 | 0.0015 | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.8416 | 0.8473 | 0.0057 | Canada |
| 1940s | 0.8329 | 0.8465 | 0.0136 | Canada |
| 1950s | 0.9167 | 0.8796 | 0.0371 | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.9259 | 0.9075 | 0.0184 | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.953 | 0.924 | 0.029 | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.951 | 0.9272 | 0.0238 | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.9513 | 0.9314 | 0.0199 | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.9526 | 0.9323 | 0.0203 | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.9411 | 0.9334 | 0.0077 | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.9117 | 0.9097 | 0.002 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key features of human rights, Australia or Canada?
- Australia, at 0.906 against 0.897 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key features of human rights between Australia and Canada?
- 0.009, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for key features of human rights?
- Australia ranks 32nd and Canada ranks 35th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Key features of human rights. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.