Canada vs South Africa

Canada vs South Africa: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.84 of 1 in Canada and 0.74 of 1 in South Africa, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Canada, by 0.1 of 1, or 1.13 times that in South Africa.

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Canada vs South Africa: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.84 of 1 in Canada and 0.74 of 1 in South Africa, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Canada, by 0.1 of 1, or 1.13 times that in South Africa.
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Latest figures

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2025
Canada0.84 20250.8116 of 175
South Africa0.74 20250.7642 of 175
World0.48 20250.52

What the numbers say

  • Canada has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1900.
  • In 2025, Canada ranked 16 and South Africa ranked 42 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

YearCanadaSouth AfricaWorld
20250.840.740.48
20240.840.730.49
20230.850.710.49
20220.850.720.5
20210.840.730.5
20200.850.720.51
20190.850.730.52
20180.840.750.52
20170.840.740.52
20160.830.750.52
20150.810.760.52
20140.810.760.52
20130.820.770.52
20120.810.780.53
20110.810.780.53
20100.830.780.52
20090.830.780.52
20080.830.780.52
20070.830.780.52
20060.830.780.52
20050.820.780.52
20040.830.760.51
20030.830.740.51
20020.830.740.5
20010.830.740.49
20000.840.740.49
19990.840.710.49
19980.840.670.49
19970.840.660.49
19960.850.660.48
19950.840.660.47
19940.840.390.47
19930.830.260.46
19920.830.250.44
19910.830.250.42
19900.830.220.41
19890.830.190.36
19880.840.180.36
19870.840.180.35
19860.840.180.34
19850.840.180.34
19840.830.180.33
19830.830.180.32
19820.830.180.32
19810.830.180.32
19800.830.160.32
19790.830.160.31
19780.820.160.3
19770.820.160.3
19760.820.170.29
19750.820.170.29
19740.820.170.29
19730.830.170.29
19720.830.170.29
19710.830.170.29
19700.820.170.29
19690.810.160.29
19680.810.160.3
19670.820.160.29
19660.820.160.29
19650.820.160.3
19640.820.160.3
19630.820.170.3
19620.810.170.29
19610.80.160.29
19600.780.190.28
19590.750.20.27
19580.750.20.27
19570.750.20.27
19560.750.20.26
19550.750.20.25
19540.750.20.25
19530.750.20.24
19520.740.20.24
19510.740.20.24
19500.740.20.23
19490.720.20.22
19480.710.210.22
19470.710.230.21
19460.710.240.19
19450.650.240.16
19440.650.240.14
19430.660.240.14
19420.660.240.14
19410.660.240.15
19400.660.240.15
19390.680.240.17
19380.690.240.17
19370.680.230.17
19360.680.230.17
19350.660.230.17
19340.650.230.18
19330.650.240.18
19320.650.240.19
19310.650.230.18
19300.660.230.18
19290.670.230.19
19280.670.230.19
19270.670.230.19
19260.670.230.19
19250.670.230.19
19240.650.230.19
19230.650.230.19
19220.650.230.19
19210.590.230.19
19200.460.230.18
19190.440.220.16
19180.430.220.15
19170.470.220.15
19160.470.220.15
19150.470.230.15
19140.470.230.15
19130.480.230.15
19120.480.230.15
19110.480.230.15
19100.480.190.15
19090.480.160.15
19080.480.160.15
19070.480.160.15
19060.480.160.15
19050.480.160.15
19040.480.160.14
19030.480.160.14
19020.480.160.15
19010.480.160.14
19000.470.160.14
18990.48–0.22
18980.48–0.22
18970.48–0.22
18960.48–0.22
18950.46–0.22
18940.46–0.21
18930.46–0.21
18920.46–0.21
18910.46–0.2
18900.45–0.2
18890.45–0.2
18880.45–0.2
18870.45–0.2
18860.44–0.19
18850.44–0.19
18840.44–0.2
18830.44–0.19
18820.44–0.19
18810.44–0.19
18800.44–0.19
18790.44–0.19
18780.43–0.18
18770.4–0.18
18760.4–0.19
18750.4–0.18
18740.4–0.18
18730.4–0.18
18720.4–0.18
18710.4–0.18
18700.4–0.18
18690.4–0.17
18680.4–0.17
18670.35–0.17
18660.3–0.16
18650.3–0.16
18640.3–0.16
18630.3–0.16
18620.3–0.16
18610.3–0.15
18600.3–0.15
18590.3–0.14
18580.3–0.14
18570.3–0.14
18560.3–0.13
18550.3–0.13
18540.3–0.13
18530.3–0.13
18520.3–0.13
18510.3–0.13
18500.3–0.13
18490.3–0.15
18480.3–0.13
18470.31–0.11
18460.31–0.11
18450.31–0.11
18440.31–0.11
18430.31–0.1
18420.31–0.1
18410.31–0.1
1840––0.1
1839––0.1
1838––0.09
1837––0.09
1836––0.1
1835––0.09
1834––0.09
1833––0.09
1832––0.09
1831––0.09
1830––0.09
1829––0.08
1828––0.08
1827––0.09
1826––0.08
1825––0.08
1824––0.08
1823––0.08
1822––0.08
1821––0.07
1820––0.07
1819––0.06
1818––0.06
1817––0.06
1816––0.06
1815––0.06
1814––0.05
1813––0.05
1812––0.06
1811––0.06
1810––0.06
1809––0.05
1808––0.05
1807––0.05
1806––0.05
1805––0.05
1804––0.05
1803––0.05
1802––0.05
1801––0.05
1800––0.05
1799––0.05
1798––0.06
1797––0.05
1796––0.05
1795––0.05
1794––0.05
1793––0.05
1792––0.05
1791––0.05
1790––0.05
1789––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