Canada vs Saudi Arabia: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.84 of 1 in Canada and 0.02 of 1 in Saudi Arabia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Canada, by 0.82 of 1, or 53 times that in Saudi Arabia.

CanadaSaudi Arabia

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index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem · log scale

All years Since 1950 Since 1990 Since 2010

Values Change

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World

CanadaSaudi ArabiaWorld

Latest figures

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Country	Latest	10 years before	Rank in 2025
Canada	0.84 2025	0.81	16 of 175
Saudi Arabia	0.02 2025	0.02	175 of 175
World	0.48 2025	0.52

What the numbers say

Canada has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1841.
In 2025, Canada ranked 16 and Saudi Arabia ranked 175 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

Year	Canada	Saudi Arabia	World
2025	0.84	0.02	0.48
2024	0.84	0.02	0.49
2023	0.85	0.01	0.49
2022	0.85	0.02	0.5
2021	0.84	0.02	0.5
2020	0.85	0.01	0.51
2019	0.85	0.02	0.52
2018	0.84	0.02	0.52
2017	0.84	0.01	0.52
2016	0.83	0.02	0.52
2015	0.81	0.02	0.52
2014	0.81	0.02	0.52
2013	0.82	0.02	0.52
2012	0.81	0.02	0.53
2011	0.81	0.02	0.53
2010	0.83	0.02	0.52
2009	0.83	0.02	0.52
2008	0.83	0.02	0.52
2007	0.83	0.02	0.52
2006	0.83	0.02	0.52
2005	0.82	0.02	0.52
2004	0.83	0.02	0.51
2003	0.83	0.02	0.51
2002	0.83	0.02	0.5
2001	0.83	0.02	0.49
2000	0.84	0.02	0.49
1999	0.84	0.02	0.49
1998	0.84	0.02	0.49
1997	0.84	0.02	0.49
1996	0.85	0.02	0.48
1995	0.84	0.02	0.47
1994	0.84	0.02	0.47
1993	0.83	0.02	0.46
1992	0.83	0.01	0.44
1991	0.83	0.01	0.42
1990	0.83	0.01	0.41
1989	0.83	0.01	0.36
1988	0.84	0.01	0.36
1987	0.84	0.01	0.35
1986	0.84	0.01	0.34
1985	0.84	0.01	0.34
1984	0.83	0.01	0.33
1983	0.83	0.01	0.32
1982	0.83	0.01	0.32
1981	0.83	0.01	0.32
1980	0.83	0.01	0.32
1979	0.83	0.01	0.31
1978	0.82	0.01	0.3
1977	0.82	0.01	0.3
1976	0.82	0.01	0.29
1975	0.82	0.01	0.29
1974	0.82	0.01	0.29
1973	0.83	0.01	0.29
1972	0.83	0.01	0.29
1971	0.83	0.01	0.29
1970	0.82	0.01	0.29
1969	0.81	0.01	0.29
1968	0.81	0.01	0.3
1967	0.82	0.01	0.29
1966	0.82	0.01	0.29
1965	0.82	0.01	0.3
1964	0.82	0.01	0.3
1963	0.82	0.01	0.3
1962	0.81	0.01	0.29
1961	0.8	0.01	0.29
1960	0.78	0.01	0.28
1959	0.75	0.01	0.27
1958	0.75	0.01	0.27
1957	0.75	0.01	0.27
1956	0.75	0.01	0.26
1955	0.75	0.01	0.25
1954	0.75	0.01	0.25
1953	0.75	0.01	0.24
1952	0.74	0.01	0.24
1951	0.74	0.01	0.24
1950	0.74	0.01	0.23
1949	0.72	0.01	0.22
1948	0.71	0.01	0.22
1947	0.71	0.01	0.21
1946	0.71	0.01	0.19
1945	0.65	0.01	0.16
1944	0.65	0.01	0.14
1943	0.66	0.01	0.14
1942	0.66	0.01	0.14
1941	0.66	0.01	0.15
1940	0.66	0.01	0.15
1939	0.68	0.01	0.17
1938	0.69	0.01	0.17
1937	0.68	0.01	0.17
1936	0.68	0.01	0.17
1935	0.66	0.01	0.17
1934	0.65	0.01	0.18
1933	0.65	0.01	0.18
1932	0.65	0.01	0.19
1931	0.65	0.01	0.18
1930	0.66	0.01	0.18
1929	0.67	0.01	0.19
1928	0.67	0.01	0.19
1927	0.67	0.01	0.19
1926	0.67	0.01	0.19
1925	0.67	0.01	0.19
1924	0.65	0.01	0.19
1923	0.65	0.01	0.19
1922	0.65	0.01	0.19
1921	0.59	0.01	0.19
1920	0.46	0.01	0.18
1919	0.44	0.01	0.16
1918	0.43	0.01	0.15
1917	0.47	0.01	0.15
1916	0.47	0.01	0.15
1915	0.47	0.01	0.15
1914	0.47	0.01	0.15
1913	0.48	0.01	0.15
1912	0.48	0.01	0.15
1911	0.48	0.01	0.15
1910	0.48	0.01	0.15
1909	0.48	0.01	0.15
1908	0.48	0.01	0.15
1907	0.48	0.01	0.15
1906	0.48	0.01	0.15
1905	0.48	0.01	0.15
1904	0.48	0.01	0.14
1903	0.48	0.01	0.14
1902	0.48	0.01	0.15
1901	0.48	0.01	0.14
1900	0.47	0.01	0.14
1899	0.48	0.01	0.22
1898	0.48	0.01	0.22
1897	0.48	0.01	0.22
1896	0.48	0.01	0.22
1895	0.46	0.01	0.22
1894	0.46	0.01	0.21
1893	0.46	0.01	0.21
1892	0.46	0.01	0.21
1891	0.46	0.01	0.2
1890	0.45	0.01	0.2
1889	0.45	0.01	0.2
1888	0.45	0.01	0.2
1887	0.45	0.01	0.2
1886	0.44	0.01	0.19
1885	0.44	0.01	0.19
1884	0.44	0.01	0.2
1883	0.44	0.01	0.19
1882	0.44	0.01	0.19
1881	0.44	0.01	0.19
1880	0.44	0.01	0.19
1879	0.44	0.01	0.19
1878	0.43	0.01	0.18
1877	0.4	0.01	0.18
1876	0.4	0.01	0.19
1875	0.4	0.01	0.18
1874	0.4	0.01	0.18
1873	0.4	0.01	0.18
1872	0.4	0.01	0.18
1871	0.4	0.01	0.18
1870	0.4	0.01	0.18
1869	0.4	0.01	0.17
1868	0.4	0.01	0.17
1867	0.35	0.01	0.17
1866	0.3	0.01	0.16
1865	0.3	0.01	0.16
1864	0.3	0.01	0.16
1863	0.3	0.01	0.16
1862	0.3	0.01	0.16
1861	0.3	0.01	0.15
1860	0.3	0.01	0.15
1859	0.3	0.01	0.14
1858	0.3	0.01	0.14
1857	0.3	0.01	0.14
1856	0.3	0.01	0.13
1855	0.3	0.01	0.13
1854	0.3	0.01	0.13
1853	0.3	0.01	0.13
1852	0.3	0.01	0.13
1851	0.3	0.01	0.13
1850	0.3	0.01	0.13
1849	0.3	0.01	0.15
1848	0.3	0.01	0.13
1847	0.31	0.01	0.11
1846	0.31	0.01	0.11
1845	0.31	0.01	0.11
1844	0.31	0.01	0.11
1843	0.31	0.01	0.1
1842	0.31	0.01	0.1
1841	0.31	0.01	0.1
1840	–	0.01	0.1
1839	–	0.01	0.1
1838	–	0.01	0.09
1837	–	0.01	0.09
1836	–	0.01	0.1
1835	–	0.01	0.09
1834	–	0.01	0.09
1833	–	0.01	0.09
1832	–	0.01	0.09
1831	–	0.01	0.09
1830	–	0.01	0.09
1829	–	0.01	0.08
1828	–	0.01	0.08
1827	–	0.01	0.09
1826	–	0.01	0.08
1825	–	0.01	0.08
1824	–	0.01	0.08
1823	–	0.01	0.08
1822	–	0.01	0.08
1821	–	0.02	0.07
1820	–	0.02	0.07
1819	–	0.02	0.06
1818	–	0.02	0.06
1817	–	0.02	0.06
1816	–	0.02	0.06
1815	–	0.02	0.06
1814	–	0.02	0.05
1813	–	0.02	0.05
1812	–	0.02	0.06
1811	–	0.02	0.06
1810	–	0.02	0.06
1809	–	0.02	0.05
1808	–	0.02	0.05
1807	–	0.02	0.05
1806	–	0.02	0.05
1805	–	0.02	0.05
1804	–	0.02	0.05
1803	–	0.02	0.05
1802	–	0.02	0.05
1801	–	0.02	0.05
1800	–	0.02	0.05
1799	–	0.02	0.05
1798	–	0.02	0.06
1797	–	0.02	0.05
1796	–	0.02	0.05
1795	–	0.02	0.05
1794	–	0.02	0.05
1793	–	0.02	0.05
1792	–	0.02	0.05
1791	–	0.02	0.05
1790	–	0.02	0.05
1789	–	0.02	0.05

Each country on its own

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.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time