Canada vs France: Rule of Law Index
Canada
0.963
in 2025
France
0.967
in 2025
Canada rank
17th
France rank
15th
Rule of Law Index over time
- Canada
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 0.967 against 0.963 in Canada, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 17th and France ranks 15th of 173 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.929 | 0.7678 | 0.1612 | Canada |
| 1850s | 0.929 | 0.7109 | 0.2181 | Canada |
| 1860s | 0.929 | 0.7002 | 0.2288 | Canada |
| 1870s | 0.929 | 0.8532 | 0.0758 | Canada |
| 1880s | 0.929 | 0.863 | 0.066 | Canada |
| 1890s | 0.929 | 0.863 | 0.066 | Canada |
| 1900s | 0.93 | 0.8892 | 0.0408 | Canada |
| 1910s | 0.94 | 0.8946 | 0.0454 | Canada |
| 1920s | 0.94 | 0.896 | 0.044 | Canada |
| 1930s | 0.9402 | 0.8968 | 0.0434 | Canada |
| 1940s | 0.9423 | 0.7023 | 0.24 | Canada |
| 1950s | 0.956 | 0.9246 | 0.0314 | Canada |
| 1960s | 0.9647 | 0.9407 | 0.024 | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.97 | 0.9596 | 0.0104 | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.9754 | 0.9637 | 0.0117 | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.977 | 0.9644 | 0.0126 | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.9776 | 0.9662 | 0.0114 | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.9805 | 0.967 | 0.0135 | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.9638 | 0.9638 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law index, Canada or France?
- France, at 0.967 against 0.963 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law index between Canada and France?
- 0.004, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Canada and France rank globally for rule of law index?
- Canada ranks 17th and France ranks 15th of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Rule of Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the government complies with the law, courts are independent, laws transparent, justice accessible, corruption absent, and the bureaucracy is impartial.