Canada vs New Zealand: Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100) (Effectiveness)
Canada
88.31 0-100
in 2025
New Zealand
90.68 0-100
in 2025
Canada rank
10th
New Zealand rank
7th
Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100) (Effectiveness) over time
- Canada
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 90.68 0-100 against 88.31 0-100 in Canada, a difference of 2.37 0-100.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was New Zealand ahead.
Canada ranks 10th and New Zealand ranks 7th of 206 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.64 0-100 | 92.36 0-100 | 2.72 0-100 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 90.95 0-100 | 91.09 0-100 | 0.1365 0-100 | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 90.62 0-100 | 90.83 0-100 | 0.2105 0-100 | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 87.22 0-100 | 88.2 0-100 | 0.9721 0-100 | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance score, Canada or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 90.68 0-100 against 88.31 0-100 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance score between Canada and New Zealand?
- 2.37 0-100, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and New Zealand?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Canada and New Zealand rank globally for government effectiveness - governance score?
- Canada ranks 10th and New Zealand ranks 7th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank, published as Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.