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Canada - Constraints on Government Powers 0.95

WJP Rule of Law Index · updated 2026-10-03 · 143 economies tracked

Latest value

0.95 (2025)

Global rank

##5 of 143 economies

Share of global total

1.1%

Growth since 2013

1.12×

Ranking Race — Constraints on Government Powers

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#4#7#10#13#16#19#222013201820232025#20#52023 overtook Ireland2024 overtook Germany
CanadaNorwayFinlandDenmarkIreland

Real annual global ranks, 2013 - 2025. Canada climbed from #20 to #5 (overtook Ireland). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Canada ↓

Key Events — Canada

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2015
Oil price shock curated

Crude collapse hurts energy-heavy provinces.

2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Sharpest contraction in decades despite fiscal support.

2023
Overtook Ireland in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Germany in global rank auto

Constraints on Government Powers, 2013-2025

WJP Rule of Law Index · 0-1 scale · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20132018202320250.850.880.920.95

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