Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Canada
Canada: Human rights index vs electoral democracy index was 0.897 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.897
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
35th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.939
in 2013
All-time low
0.83
in 1918
Years of data
185
1841–2025
Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Canada, 1841–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Canada stood at 0.897.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Canada peaked at 0.939 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.83, in 1918.
Canada ranks 35th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 185 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.837 | 0.837 | 0.837 | 9 |
| 1850s | 0.837 | 0.837 | 0.837 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.837 | 0.837 | 0.837 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.837 | 0.837 | 0.837 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.837 | 0.837 | 0.837 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.837 | 0.837 | 0.837 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.847 | 0.847 | 0.847 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.8394 | 0.83 | 0.847 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8415 | 0.84 | 0.844 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8473 | 0.835 | 0.864 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8465 | 0.831 | 0.87 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8796 | 0.879 | 0.881 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9075 | 0.896 | 0.913 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.924 | 0.922 | 0.925 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9272 | 0.924 | 0.929 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9314 | 0.929 | 0.936 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9323 | 0.931 | 0.936 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9334 | 0.927 | 0.939 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9097 | 0.896 | 0.931 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 32 Australia 0.906 compare
- 33 Seychelles 0.904 compare
- 34 Italy 0.9 compare
- 36 Cyprus 0.895 compare
- 37 Sao Tome and Principe 0.892 compare
- 38 Trinidad and Tobago 0.888 compare
More social development data for Canada
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 416,028 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 360 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.736 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.84 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.865 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.933 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.589 (2025)
- Varieties democracy vdem 0.84 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Canada?
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Canada was 0.897 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.939 in 2013.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.83 in 1918.
- How does Canada rank for human rights index vs electoral democracy index?
- Canada ranks 35th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human rights index vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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