Australia vs Canada: Gender of the head of state
Australia
1
in 2025
Canada
1
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
Canada rank
1st
Gender of the head of state over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1 against 1 in Canada, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Canada ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and Canada ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Canada in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Canada |
| 1990s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.3333 | 1 | 0.6667 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender of the head of state, Australia or Canada?
- Australia, at 1 against 1 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gender of the head of state between Australia and Canada?
- 0, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for gender of the head of state?
- Australia ranks 1st and Canada ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gender of the head of state. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Denotes whether the head of state in office on December 31 is a woman.