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Canada - Rule of Law (percentile rank) 83

World Bank WGI · updated 2026-10-03 · 216 economies tracked

Latest value

83 (2025)

Global rank

##20 of 216 economies

vs global median

1.4×

Growth since 1996

0.96×

Ranking Race — Rule of Law (percentile rank)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#4#7#10#13#16#19199620062011201620212025#8#202015 overtook Germany2017 overtook Australia
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Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2025. Canada climbed from #8 to #20 (overtook Germany). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Canada ↓

Key Events — Canada

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2009
Global crisis recession curated

Trade collapse hits the open economy.

2015
Overtook Germany in global rank auto
2015
Oil price shock curated

Crude collapse hurts energy-heavy provinces.

2017
Overtook Australia in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Sharpest contraction in decades despite fiscal support.

Rule of Law (percentile rank), 1996-2025

World Bank WGI · percentile rank (0-100) · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199620062016202582.884.6386.4788.3
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