Canada vs Peru: Competitive elections
Canada
1
in 2025
Peru
1
in 2025
Canada rank
1st
Peru rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Canada
- Peru
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1 against 1 in Peru, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Peru ahead.
Canada ranks 1st and Peru ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Canada |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Canada |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Canada |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Canada |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Canada |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Canada |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Canada |
| 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 Peru?
- Canada, at 1 against 1 in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Canada and Peru?
- 0, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Peru?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Peru rank globally for competitive elections?
- Canada ranks 1st and Peru 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.