Canada vs Korea: Key features of liberal democracy
Canada
0.736
in 2025
Korea
0.739
in 2025
Canada rank
23rd
Korea rank
22nd
Key features of liberal democracy over time
- Canada
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 0.739 against 0.736 in Canada, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 23rd and Korea ranks 22nd of 176 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.2846 | 0.0149 | 0.2697 | Canada |
| 1850s | 0.283 | 0.014 | 0.269 | Canada |
| 1860s | 0.2946 | 0.0152 | 0.2794 | Canada |
| 1870s | 0.3561 | 0.0154 | 0.3407 | Canada |
| 1880s | 0.3871 | 0.0163 | 0.3708 | Canada |
| 1890s | 0.4025 | 0.0243 | 0.3782 | Canada |
| 1900s | 0.4134 | 0.0325 | 0.3809 | Canada |
| 1910s | 0.4055 | 0.021 | 0.3845 | Canada |
| 1920s | 0.5346 | 0.021 | 0.5136 | Canada |
| 1930s | 0.5565 | 0.0207 | 0.5358 | Canada |
| 1940s | 0.5771 | 0.05 | 0.5271 | Canada |
| 1950s | 0.6599 | 0.1455 | 0.5144 | Canada |
| 1960s | 0.724 | 0.1367 | 0.5873 | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.7422 | 0.1065 | 0.6357 | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.7524 | 0.2043 | 0.5481 | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.7571 | 0.6064 | 0.1507 | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.7524 | 0.7399 | 0.0125 | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.7509 | 0.6778 | 0.0731 | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.7435 | 0.7102 | 0.0333 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, Canada or Korea?
- Korea, at 0.739 against 0.736 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key features of liberal democracy between Canada and Korea?
- 0.003, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Korea?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Korea rank globally for key features of liberal democracy?
- Canada ranks 23rd and Korea ranks 22nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.