Canada vs India

Canada vs India: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.84 of 1 in Canada and 0.38 of 1 in India, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Canada, by 0.46 of 1, or 2.23 times that in India.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Canada vs India: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.84 of 1 in Canada and 0.38 of 1 in India, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Canada, by 0.46 of 1, or 2.23 times that in India.
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What the numbers say

  • Canada has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1841.
  • In 2025, Canada ranked 16 and India ranked 105 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearCanadaIndiaWorld
20250.840.380.48
20240.840.380.49
20230.850.370.49
20220.850.380.5
20210.840.40.5
20200.850.390.51
20190.850.430.52
20180.840.480.52
20170.840.490.52
20160.830.520.52
20150.810.540.52
20140.810.620.52
20130.820.650.52
20120.810.660.53
20110.810.670.53
20100.830.670.52
20090.830.680.52
20080.830.720.52
20070.830.720.52
20060.830.720.52
20050.820.720.52
20040.830.730.51
20030.830.740.51
20020.830.740.5
20010.830.740.49
20000.840.740.49
19990.840.740.49
19980.840.750.49
19970.840.740.49
19960.850.740.48
19950.840.740.47
19940.840.740.47
19930.830.730.46
19920.830.730.44
19910.830.710.42
19900.830.690.41
19890.830.670.36
19880.840.660.36
19870.840.670.35
19860.840.670.34
19850.840.660.34
19840.830.640.33
19830.830.640.32
19820.830.640.32
19810.830.640.32
19800.830.650.32
19790.830.660.31
19780.820.650.3
19770.820.490.3
19760.820.380.29
19750.820.390.29
19740.820.570.29
19730.830.610.29
19720.830.610.29
19710.830.620.29
19700.820.660.29
19690.810.670.29
19680.810.670.3
19670.820.660.29
19660.820.650.29
19650.820.640.3
19640.820.650.3
19630.820.650.3
19620.810.660.29
19610.80.670.29
19600.780.670.28
19590.750.670.27
19580.750.670.27
19570.750.670.27
19560.750.660.26
19550.750.660.25
19540.750.660.25
19530.750.660.24
19520.740.60.24
19510.740.310.24
19500.740.270.23
19490.720.190.22
19480.710.190.22
19470.710.230.21
19460.710.210.19
19450.650.20.16
19440.650.180.14
19430.660.180.14
19420.660.180.14
19410.660.180.15
19400.660.180.15
19390.680.180.17
19380.690.180.17
19370.680.180.17
19360.680.180.17
19350.660.180.17
19340.650.140.18
19330.650.140.18
19320.650.140.19
19310.650.140.18
19300.660.140.18
19290.670.140.19
19280.670.140.19
19270.670.140.19
19260.670.140.19
19250.670.140.19
19240.650.140.19
19230.650.140.19
19220.650.140.19
19210.590.140.19
19200.460.090.18
19190.440.080.16
19180.430.080.15
19170.470.080.15
19160.470.080.15
19150.470.080.15
19140.470.080.15
19130.480.080.15
19120.480.080.15
19110.480.080.15
19100.480.080.15
19090.480.080.15
19080.480.080.15
19070.480.080.15
19060.480.080.15
19050.480.070.15
19040.480.080.14
19030.480.080.14
19020.480.080.15
19010.480.080.14
19000.470.080.14
18990.480.070.22
18980.480.070.22
18970.480.070.22
18960.480.070.22
18950.460.070.22
18940.460.070.21
18930.460.070.21
18920.460.070.21
18910.460.070.2
18900.450.070.2
18890.450.070.2
18880.450.070.2
18870.450.070.2
18860.440.070.19
18850.440.070.19
18840.440.070.2
18830.440.070.19
18820.440.060.19
18810.440.060.19
18800.440.050.19
18790.440.050.19
18780.430.050.18
18770.40.060.18
18760.40.060.19
18750.40.050.18
18740.40.050.18
18730.40.050.18
18720.40.050.18
18710.40.050.18
18700.40.050.18
18690.40.050.17
18680.40.050.17
18670.350.050.17
18660.30.050.16
18650.30.050.16
18640.30.050.16
18630.30.050.16
18620.30.050.16
18610.30.050.15
18600.30.050.15
18590.30.050.14
18580.30.050.14
18570.30.060.14
18560.30.060.13
18550.30.060.13
18540.30.060.13
18530.30.060.13
18520.30.060.13
18510.30.060.13
18500.30.060.13
18490.30.060.15
18480.30.060.13
18470.310.060.11
18460.310.060.11
18450.310.060.11
18440.310.060.11
18430.310.060.1
18420.310.060.1
18410.310.060.1
1840–0.060.1
1839–0.060.1
1838–0.060.09
1837–0.050.09
1836–0.050.1
1835–0.050.09
1834–0.050.09
1833–0.050.09
1832–0.050.09
1831–0.050.09
1830–0.050.09
1829–0.050.08
1828–0.050.08
1827–0.050.09
1826–0.050.08
1825–0.050.08
1824–0.050.08
1823–0.050.08
1822–0.050.08
1821–0.050.07
1820–0.050.07
1819–0.050.06
1818–0.050.06
1817–0.050.06
1816–0.050.06
1815–0.050.06
1814–0.050.05
1813–0.050.05
1812–0.050.06
1811–0.050.06
1810–0.050.06
1809–0.050.05
1808–0.050.05
1807–0.050.05
1806–0.050.05
1805–0.050.05
1804–0.050.05
1803–0.050.05
1802–0.050.05
1801–0.050.05
1800–0.050.05
1799–0.050.05
1798–0.050.06
1797–0.050.05
1796–0.050.05
1795–0.050.05
1794–0.050.05
1793–0.050.05
1792–0.050.05
1791–0.050.05
1790–0.050.05
1789–0.050.05

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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