Which has higher varieties of democracy, Canada or Czechia?

Czechia, at 0.849 against 0.84 in Canada as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Czechia?

185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Varieties of democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Canada vs Czechia: Varieties of democracy

Canada

0.84

in 2025

Czechia

0.849

in 2025

Canada rank

16th

Czechia rank

13th

Varieties of democracy over time

Canada
Czechia

How they compare

Czechia currently reports 0.849 against 0.84 in Canada, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 16th and Czechia ranks 13th of 176 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 14 and Czechia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Czechia	Difference	Ahead
1840s	0.3067	0.0571	0.2496	Canada
1850s	0.3025	0.0457	0.2568	Canada
1860s	0.3254	0.0902	0.2352	Canada
1870s	0.4079	0.2083	0.1996	Canada
1880s	0.4397	0.2105	0.2292	Canada
1890s	0.4645	0.2492	0.2153	Canada
1900s	0.4793	0.2562	0.2231	Canada
1910s	0.4668	0.2661	0.2007	Canada
1920s	0.6351	0.7747	0.1396	Czechia
1930s	0.6658	0.6878	0.022	Czechia
1940s	0.678	0.1258	0.5522	Canada
1950s	0.7504	0.1618	0.5886	Canada
1960s	0.8094	0.1878	0.6216	Canada
1970s	0.825	0.1613	0.6637	Canada
1980s	0.8321	0.1846	0.6475	Canada
1990s	0.8371	0.8791	0.042	Czechia
2000s	0.8282	0.8893	0.0611	Czechia
2010s	0.8248	0.8527	0.0279	Czechia
2020s	0.8447	0.8377	0.007	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher varieties of democracy, Canada or Czechia?: Czechia, at 0.849 against 0.84 in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in varieties of democracy between Canada and Czechia?: 0.009, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Czechia?: 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
How do Canada and Czechia rank globally for varieties of democracy?: Canada ranks 16th and Czechia ranks 13th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Varieties of democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 07 August 2026

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