Canada vs United States: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate
Canada
0.2366
in 2025
United States
0.2366
in 2025
Canada rank
55th
United States rank
55th
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.2366 against 0.2366 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 27 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 55th and United States ranks 55th of 206 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.253 | 0.253 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0.2517 | 0.2517 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 0.2415 | 0.2415 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate, Canada or United States?
- Canada, at 0.2366 against 0.2366 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate between Canada and United States?
- 0, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Canada ranks 55th and United States ranks 55th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank, published as Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.