Canada vs Guyana: Competitive elections
Canada
1
in 2025
Guyana
1
in 2025
Canada rank
1st
Guyana rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Canada
- Guyana
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1 against 1 in Guyana, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 134 shared years of data; in 1892 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 1st and Guyana ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Canada |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Canada or Guyana?
- Canada, at 1 against 1 in Guyana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Canada and Guyana?
- 0, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Guyana?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Guyana rank globally for competitive elections?
- Canada ranks 1st and Guyana ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.