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Canada - Rule of Law Index Overall Score 0.79

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

Latest value

0.79 (2025)

Global rank

##13 of 143 economies

vs global median

1.5×

Growth since 2013

1×

Ranking Race — Rule of Law Index Overall Score

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#3#5#7#9#11#132013201820232025#11#132016 overtook Australia2018 overtook Singapore
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Real annual global ranks, 2013 - 2025. Canada climbed from #11 to #13 (overtook Australia). 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.

2016
Overtook Australia in global rank auto
2018
Overtook Singapore in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Sharpest contraction in decades despite fiscal support.

Rule of Law Index Overall Score, 2013-2025

WJP Rule of Law Index · 0-1 scale · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20132018202320250.780.790.80.81

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