What is egalitarian democracy index in Canada?

Egalitarian democracy index in Canada was 0.626 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Canada?

The highest recorded value was 0.719 in 1996.

What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Canada?

The lowest recorded value was 0.246 in 1918.

How does Canada rank for egalitarian democracy index?

Canada ranks 36th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Canada?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Canada data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Canada

Name: Egalitarian Democracy Index in Canada
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Canada: Egalitarian Democracy Index was 0.626 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.626

Change on year

down 0.6%

World rank

36th

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.719

in 1996

All-time low

0.246

in 1918

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Canada, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Canada recorded 0.626 for egalitarian democracy index in 2025.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian democracy index in Canada peaked at 0.719 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.246, in 1918.

Canada ranks 36th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.2543	0.249	0.256	10
1910s	0.2553	0.246	0.275	10
1920s	0.3856	0.287	0.414	10
1930s	0.4175	0.402	0.441	10
1940s	0.4672	0.431	0.502	10
1950s	0.5398	0.523	0.546	10
1960s	0.6418	0.576	0.677	10
1970s	0.6826	0.674	0.694	10
1980s	0.7036	0.691	0.711	10
1990s	0.7123	0.706	0.719	10
2000s	0.7037	0.7	0.713	10
2010s	0.6907	0.665	0.716	10
2020s	0.6607	0.626	0.718	6

Countries ranked near Canada

33 Chile 0.64 compare
33 Greece 0.64 compare
35 Seychelles 0.632 compare
37 Portugal 0.614 compare
38 United Kingdom 0.612 compare
39 Slovenia 0.604 compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

More social development data for Canada

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Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 360 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
Key features of liberal democracy 0.736 (2025)
Varieties of democracy 0.84 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.933 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.865 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.84 (2025)
Liberal democracy 2 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian democracy index in Canada?: Egalitarian democracy index in Canada was 0.626 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Canada?: The highest recorded value was 0.719 in 1996.
What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Canada?: The lowest recorded value was 0.246 in 1918.
How does Canada rank for egalitarian democracy index?: Canada ranks 36th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Canada?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.