Canada vs Sri Lanka: Competitive elections
Canada
1
in 2025
Sri Lanka
1
in 2025
Canada rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Canada
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Canada ranks 1st and Sri Lanka 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 | Sri Lanka | 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 | 1 | Canada |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Canada |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Canada |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Canada |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Canada or Sri Lanka?
- Canada, at 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Canada and Sri Lanka?
- 0, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sri Lanka?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Sri Lanka rank globally for competitive elections?
- Canada ranks 1st and Sri Lanka 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.