Canada vs San Marino: Democracy
Canada
7
in 2025
San Marino
7
in 2025
Canada rank
1st
San Marino rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Canada
- San Marino
How they compare
Canada currently reports 7 against 7 in San Marino, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was San Marino ahead.
Canada ranks 1st and San Marino ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 11 and San Marino in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | San Marino | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1.78 | 0 | 1.78 | Canada |
| 1850s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Canada |
| 1860s | 2.6 | 0 | 2.6 | Canada |
| 1870s | 4 | 0 | 4 | Canada |
| 1880s | 4 | 0 | 4 | Canada |
| 1890s | 4 | 0 | 4 | Canada |
| 1900s | 4 | 1.7 | 2.3 | Canada |
| 1910s | 4 | 5 | 1 | San Marino |
| 1920s | 6 | 1.8 | 4.2 | Canada |
| 1930s | 6 | 1 | 5 | Canada |
| 1940s | 6.4 | 3 | 3.4 | Canada |
| 1950s | 7 | 5.6 | 1.4 | Canada |
| 1960s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Canada or San Marino?
- Canada, at 7 against 7 in San Marino as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Canada and San Marino?
- 0, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and San Marino?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Canada and San Marino rank globally for democracy?
- Canada ranks 1st and San Marino ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).