Canada vs Netherlands: Rule of law index
Canada
0.963
in 2025
Netherlands
0.969
in 2025
Canada rank
19th
Netherlands rank
16th
Rule of law index over time
- Canada
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.969 against 0.963 in Canada, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 19th and Netherlands ranks 16th of 176 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.929 | 0.7682 | 0.1608 | Canada |
| 1850s | 0.929 | 0.969 | 0.04 | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 0.929 | 0.969 | 0.04 | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 0.929 | 0.969 | 0.04 | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 0.929 | 0.969 | 0.04 | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 0.929 | 0.969 | 0.04 | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 0.93 | 0.969 | 0.039 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0.94 | 0.969 | 0.029 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0.94 | 0.969 | 0.029 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0.9402 | 0.969 | 0.0288 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.9423 | 0.9407 | 0.0016 | Canada |
| 1950s | 0.956 | 0.9828 | 0.0268 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 0.9647 | 0.985 | 0.0203 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.97 | 0.9848 | 0.0148 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.9754 | 0.984 | 0.0086 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.977 | 0.984 | 0.007 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.9776 | 0.9845 | 0.0069 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.9805 | 0.9831 | 0.0026 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.9638 | 0.9778 | 0.014 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law index, Canada or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.969 against 0.963 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law index between Canada and Netherlands?
- 0.006, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Netherlands?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Netherlands rank globally for rule of law index?
- Canada ranks 19th and Netherlands ranks 16th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.