Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Canada
Canada: Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled was 0.736 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Canada, 1841–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.736 for key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Canada peaked at 0.769 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.281, in 1861.
Canada ranks 23rd 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 | 0.2846 | 0.283 | 0.286 | 9 |
| 1850s | 0.283 | 0.282 | 0.284 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2946 | 0.281 | 0.335 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3561 | 0.335 | 0.385 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3871 | 0.385 | 0.392 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4025 | 0.392 | 0.412 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.4134 | 0.407 | 0.417 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.4055 | 0.381 | 0.417 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5346 | 0.401 | 0.562 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5565 | 0.541 | 0.581 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5771 | 0.548 | 0.628 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6599 | 0.654 | 0.666 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.724 | 0.688 | 0.734 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7422 | 0.735 | 0.75 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7524 | 0.746 | 0.757 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7571 | 0.75 | 0.765 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7524 | 0.746 | 0.759 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7509 | 0.735 | 0.769 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7435 | 0.736 | 0.749 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 360 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.01 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Canada?
- Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Canada was 0.736 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.769 in 2017.
- What is the lowest key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.281 in 1861.
- How does Canada rank for key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled?
- Canada ranks 23rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Key features of liberal democracy with 58 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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- Key features of liberal democracy Our World in Data
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About this data
Key features of liberal democracy with 58 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.