Canada vs Chile: Varieties of democracy

Canada
0.84
in 2025
Chile
0.839
in 2025
Canada rank
16th
Chile rank
17th

Varieties of democracy over time

  • Canada
  • Chile
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.84 against 0.839 in Chile, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 16th and Chile ranks 17th of 176 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Varieties of democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.