Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Canada
Canada: Rule of Law - Governance estimate was 1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Canada, 1996–2024
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Analysis
Canada recorded 1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for rule of law - governance estimate in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Canada peaked at 1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.44 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2023.
Canada ranks 18th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.75 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.74 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.75 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.72 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.63 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.66 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.73 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.44 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.56 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
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More reference data data for Canada
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0085 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.939 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 82.11 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 83.17 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 76.12 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate 0.5985 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rule of law - governance estimate in Canada?
- Rule of law - governance estimate in Canada was 1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2006.
- What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.44 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2023.
- How does Canada rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Canada ranks 18th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Rule of Law (RL) captures perceptions of the extent to which agents respect and follow the rules of society, including contract enforcement, property rights, the police, courts, and the likelihood of crime and violence. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.