Country Data Report for Canada, 1996-2014 This Country Data Report summarizes the data from the Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) project for a single country. The WGI report six aggregate governance indicators for over 200 countries and territories over the period 1996-2014, covering i) Voice and Accountability, ii) Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism, iii) Government Effectiveness, iv) Regulatory Quality, v) Rule of Law, and vi) Control of Corruption. The line graphs on each page show the country's percentile rank on each of the six governance indicators. Percentile ranks indicate the percentage of countries worldwide that rank lower than the indicated country, so that higher values indicate better governance scores. The line graphs include margins of error shown as dashed lines, corresponding to 90% confidence intervals. Changes over time in the aggregate scores that are small relative to these margins of error should not be interpreted as signalling a statistically significant change in the indicators. The WGI are composite measures based on a large number of underlying data sources. The source data for each aggregate indicator are reported in a table on each page. Individual data sources have been rescaled to run from 0 (low) to 1 (high). These scores are comparable over time and across countries since most individual measures are based on similar methodologies over time. Scores from different individual indicators are not however directly comparable with each other since the different data sources use different units and cover different sets of countries. Not all data sources cover all countries, and cases where data are not available are reported as "..". For some sources and countries, the underlying source data is confidential and cannot be publicly disclosed at the request of the organizations producing the data. These cases are reported as "NP". For a full description of the WGI methodology, and interactive data access, and downloads of the aggregate and individual indicators, please visit www.govindicators.org. Disclaimer The Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) are a research dataset summarizing the views on the quality of governance provided by a large number of enterprise, citizen and expert survey respondents in industrial and developing countries. These data are gathered from a number of survey institutes, think tanks, non-governmental organizations, international organizations, and private sector firms. The WGI do not reflect the official views of the World Bank, its Executive Directors, or the countries they represent. The WGI are not used by the World Bank Group to allocate resources. Canada, 1996-2014 Aggregate Indicator: Voice & Accountabillity 100 99.5 99.0 98.1 98.6 95 97.6 Percentile Rank 96.6 95.7 95.2 95.3 95.3 95.6 94.7 94.7 94.4 94.3 93.8 90 85 80 75 1996 1998 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Individual Indicators used to construct Voice & Accountability Code Source Website 1996 1998 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 AFR Afrobarometer http://www.afrobarometer.org .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. BTI Bertelsmann Transformation Index http://www.bertelsmann-transformation-index.de/ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. CCR Freedom House Countries at the Crossroads http://www.freedomhouse.org .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. EIU Economist Intelligence Unit http://www.eiu.com 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.94 0.88 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.86 0.86 0.86 0.86 0.86 0.86 FRH Freedom House http://www.freedomhouse.org 0.96 0.95 0.95 0.94 0.95 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.93 0.94 0.94 GCS World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Survey http://www.weforum.org .. .. 0.50 0.69 0.62 0.63 0.64 0.70 0.71 0.74 0.74 0.72 0.72 0.73 0.68 0.75 GII Global Integrity http://www.globalintegrity.org/ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0.81 0.78 0.78 0.67 0.67 0.67 .. .. GWP Gallup World Poll http://www.gallupworldpoll.com .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0.60 0.71 0.67 0.70 0.67 0.73 0.66 0.59 0.59 HUM CIRI Human Rights Database http://www.humanrightsdata.com 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.88 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.88 0.88 0.88 .. IFD IFAD Rural Sector Performance Assessments http://www.ifad.org .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. IPD Institutional Profiles Database http://www.cepii.fr/ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.99 0.99 0.99 IRP IREEP African Electoral Index http://www.ireep.org .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. LBO Latinobarometro http://www.latinobarometro.org .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. MSI IREX Media Sustainability Index http://www.irex.org .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. OBI International Budget Project Open Budget Index http://www.internationalbudget.org/ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. PRS Political Risk Services International Country Risk Guide http://www.prsgroup.com 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.96 0.96 1.00 1.00 1.00 RSF Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index http://www.rsf.org .. .. .. 0.99 0.98 0.97 0.96 0.96 0.96 0.97 0.97 0.93 0.97 0.90 0.93 0.89 VAB Vanderbilt University Americas Barometer Survey http://www.lapopsurveys.org .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0.65 0.65 0.62 0.62 0.52 0.52 0.57 0.57 0.58 WCY IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook http://www.imd.ch 0.58 0.66 0.69 0.61 0.59 0.64 0.57 0.59 0.59 0.54 0.55 0.54 0.63 0.63 0.61 0.62 WJP World Justice Project http://www.worldjusticeproject.org. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0.79 0.80 0.80 0.77 WMO IHS Global Insight Country Risk Rating http://www.globalinsight.com 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.92 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 .. Canada, 1996-2014 Aggregate Indicator: Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism 100 90 91.3 8087.5 87.0 87.7 88.6 Percentile Rank 83.7 85.6 84.4 83.9 81.3 80.8 81.8 79.2 70 78.4 76.0 71.6 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 1996 1998 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Individual Indicators used to construct Political Stability and Absence of Violence Code Source Website 1996 1998 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 EIU Economist Intelligence Unit http://www.eiu.com 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.80 0.95 0.90 0.93 0.95 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.90 GCS World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Survey http://www.weforum.org .. .. .. 0.68 0.62 0.64 0.64 0.67 0.71 0.81 0.73 0.70 0.71 0.76 0.65 0.76 HUM CIRI Human Rights Database & Political Terror Scale http://www.humanrightsdata.com 1.00 0.88 0.88 0.84 0.88 0.88 0.75 0.75 0.72 0.72 1.00 0.75 0.88 0.88 0.88 1.00 IJT iJET Country Security Risk Ratings https://worldcue.ijet.com/tic/login.jsp .. .. .. .. .. 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 1.00 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 IPD Institutional Profiles Database http://www.cepii.fr/ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 PRS Political Risk Services International Country Risk Guide http://www.prsgroup.com 0.81 0.74 0.78 0.75 0.82 0.76 0.74 0.71 0.74 0.71 0.79 0.77 0.79 0.78 0.75 0.73 WCY IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook http://www.imd.ch .. .. 0.85 0.90 0.89 0.97 0.93 0.85 0.88 0.91 0.84 0.89 0.90 0.91 0.88 0.92 WJP World Justice Project http://www.worldjusticeproject.org. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 WMO IHS Global Insight Country Risk Rating http://www.globalinsight.com 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.88 0.79 0.88 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.96 Canada, 1996-2014 Aggregate Indicator: Government Effectiveness 100 98 96 97.6 97.6 Percentile Rank 97.1 97.1 96.1 96.1 96.2 96.2 96.2 9495.6 95.6 95.1 95.1 95.2 95.2 94.7 92 90 88 86 84 82 80 1996 1998 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Individual Indicators used to construct Government Effectiveness Code Source Website 1996 1998 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 ADB African Development Bank CPIA http://cpia.afdb.org/ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. AFR Afrobarometer http://www.afrobarometer.org .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ASD Asian Development Bank CPIA http://www.adb.org/ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. BPS Business Enterprise Environment Survey http://www.worldbank.org/eca/governance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. BTI Bertelsmann Transformation Index http://www.bertelsmann-transformation-index.de/ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. EIU Economist Intelligence Unit http://www.eiu.com 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.88 1.00 1.00 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.88 0.88 GCS World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Survey http://www.weforum.org 0.74 0.73 0.86 0.86 0.84 0.81 0.82 0.78 0.80 0.81 0.79 0.80 0.78 0.80 0.76 0.77 GWP Gallup World Poll http://www.gallupworldpoll.com .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0.65 0.62 0.65 0.63 0.66 0.69 0.66 0.64 0.64 IFD IFAD Rural Sector Performance Assessments http://www.ifad.org .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. IPD Institutional Profiles Database http://www.cepii.fr/ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0.67 0.67 0.67 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.96 0.96 0.96 LBO Latinobarometro http://www.latinobarometro.org .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. PIA World Bank Country Policy and Institutional Assessments http://www.worldbank.org .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. PRS Political Risk Services International Country Risk Guide http://www.prsgroup.com 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 WCY IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook http://www.imd.ch 0.59 0.65 0.63 0.59 0.56 0.61 0.55 0.55 0.56 0.58 0.55 0.56 0.63 0.65 0.62 0.63 WMO IHS Global Insight Country Risk Rating http://www.globalinsight.com 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.87 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.89 Canada, 1996-2014 Aggregate Indicator: Regulatory Quality 100 90 95.6 96.7 96.2 95.7 95.7 95.2 97.6 95.1 93.1 93.1 94.1 93.6 93.6 94.2 91.7 92.2 80 Percentile Rank 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 1996 1998 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Individual Indicators used to construct Regulatory Quality Code Source Website 1996 1998 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 ADB African Development Bank CPIA http://cpia.afdb.org/ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ASD Asian Development Bank CPIA http://www.adb.org/ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. BPS Business Enterprise Environment Survey http://www.worldbank.org/eca/governance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. BTI Bertelsmann Transformation Index http://www.bertelsmann-transformation-index.de/ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. EBR European Bank for Reconstruction & Development Transition Report http://www.ebrd.org .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. EIU Economist Intelligence Unit http://www.eiu.com 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.90 0.90 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 GCS World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Survey http://www.weforum.org 0.56 0.65 0.68 0.63 0.61 0.64 0.61 0.63 0.64 0.64 0.64 0.65 0.63 0.60 0.58 0.63 HER Heritage Foundation Index of Economic Freedom http://www.heritage.org 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.65 0.75 0.75 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.80 0.80 IFD IFAD Rural Sector Performance Assessments http://www.ifad.org .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. IPD Institutional Profiles Database http://www.cepii.fr/ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.93 0.93 0.93 1.00 1.00 1.00 PIA World Bank Country Policy and Institutional Assessments http://www.worldbank.org .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. PRS Political Risk Services International Country Risk Guide http://www.prsgroup.com 0.45 0.73 0.82 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.95 0.95 0.91 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 WCY IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook http://www.imd.ch 0.60 0.62 0.64 0.66 0.63 0.69 0.66 0.66 0.62 0.64 0.62 0.60 0.65 0.68 0.67 0.67 WJP World Justice Project http://www.worldjusticeproject.org. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0.72 0.79 0.79 0.77 WMO IHS Global Insight Country Risk Rating http://www.globalinsight.com 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.91 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.92 Canada, 1996-2014 Aggregate Indicator: Rule of Law 100 98 Percentile Rank 96 97.2 96.7 96.2 96.7 9495.2 95.7 95.8 95.3 94.7 94.7 94.7 94.7 94.3 94.8 94.7 92 93.8 90 88 86 84 1996 1998 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Individual Indicators used to construct Rule of Law Code Source Website 1996 1998 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 ADB African Development Bank CPIA http://cpia.afdb.org/ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. AFR Afrobarometer http://www.afrobarometer.org .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ASD Asian Development Bank CPIA http://www.adb.org/ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. BPS Business Enterprise Environment Survey http://www.worldbank.org/eca/governance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. BTI Bertelsmann Transformation Index http://www.bertelsmann-transformation-index.de/ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. CCR Freedom House Countries at the Crossroads http://www.freedomhouse.org .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. EIU Economist Intelligence Unit http://www.eiu.com 0.84 0.84 0.84 0.84 0.84 0.84 0.84 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.94 FRH Freedom House http://www.freedomhouse.org .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. GCS World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Survey http://www.weforum.org 0.83 0.84 0.83 0.72 0.67 0.77 0.73 0.76 0.80 0.83 0.79 0.80 0.79 0.81 0.74 0.79 GII Global Integrity http://www.globalintegrity.org/ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0.62 0.56 0.56 0.57 0.57 0.57 .. .. GWP Gallup World Poll http://www.gallupworldpoll.com .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0.79 0.79 0.79 0.77 0.80 0.80 0.79 0.77 0.77 HER Heritage Foundation Index of Economic Freedom http://www.heritage.org 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 HUM CIRI Human Rights Database http://www.humanrightsdata.com 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 .. IFD IFAD Rural Sector Performance Assessments http://www.ifad.org .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. IPD Institutional Profiles Database http://www.cepii.fr/ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.93 0.93 0.93 0.88 0.88 0.88 LBO Latinobarometro http://www.latinobarometro.org .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. PIA World Bank Country Policy and Institutional Assessments http://www.worldbank.org .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. PRS Political Risk Services International Country Risk Guide http://www.prsgroup.com 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.92 0.92 0.92 0.92 0.92 0.92 TPR US State Department Trafficking in People report http://www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/tiprpt .. .. 1.00 0.50 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 VAB Vanderbilt University Americas Barometer Survey http://www.lapopsurveys.org .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0.74 0.74 0.69 0.69 0.65 0.65 0.67 0.67 0.69 WCY IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook http://www.imd.ch 0.71 0.68 0.73 0.81 0.76 0.78 0.74 0.75 0.73 0.73 0.72 0.69 0.74 0.79 0.78 0.77 WJP World Justice Project http://www.worldjusticeproject.org. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0.77 0.79 0.77 0.78 WMO IHS Global Insight Country Risk Rating http://www.globalinsight.com 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.91 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.94 Canada, 1996-2014 Aggregate Indicator: Control of Corruption 100 98 Percentile Rank 9697.1 97.1 96.7 96.2 94 95.6 95.3 95.2 95.2 95.1 95.1 94.6 94.6 94.7 94.1 93.8 92 92.2 90 88 86 1996 1998 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Individual Indicators used to construct Control of Corruption Code Source Website 1996 1998 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 ADB African Development Bank CPIA http://cpia.afdb.org/ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. AFR Afrobarometer http://www.afrobarometer.org .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ASD Asian Development Bank CPIA http://www.adb.org/ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. BPS Business Enterprise Environment Survey http://www.worldbank.org/eca/governance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. BTI Bertelsmann Transformation Index http://www.bertelsmann-transformation-index.de/ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. CCR Freedom House Countries at the Crossroads http://www.freedomhouse.org .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. EIU Economist Intelligence Unit http://www.eiu.com 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 FRH Freedom House http://www.freedomhouse.org .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. GCB Transparency International Global Corruption Barometer Survey http://www.transparency.org .. .. .. .. .. 0.71 0.71 0.74 0.72 0.73 0.74 0.69 0.69 0.70 0.70 0.70 GCS World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Survey http://www.weforum.org 0.88 0.94 0.80 0.83 0.72 0.77 0.75 0.77 0.80 0.82 0.80 0.82 0.80 0.78 0.74 0.78 GII Global Integrity http://www.globalintegrity.org/ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0.53 0.55 0.55 0.43 0.43 0.43 .. .. GWP Gallup World Poll http://www.gallupworldpoll.com .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0.43 0.56 0.59 0.59 0.58 0.59 0.53 0.59 0.59 IFD IFAD Rural Sector Performance Assessments http://www.ifad.org .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. IPD Institutional Profiles Database http://www.cepii.fr/ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.83 0.83 0.83 LBO Latinobarometro http://www.latinobarometro.org .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. PIA World Bank Country Policy and Institutional Assessments http://www.worldbank.org .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. PRC Political Economic Risk Consultancy Corruption in Asia http://www.asiarisk.com/ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. PRS Political Risk Services International Country Risk Guide http://www.prsgroup.com 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.67 0.83 0.67 0.83 0.83 0.83 0.83 0.83 0.83 0.83 0.83 0.83 0.83 VAB Vanderbilt University Americas Barometer Survey http://www.lapopsurveys.org .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0.47 0.47 0.43 0.43 0.42 0.42 0.36 0.36 0.30 WCY IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook http://www.imd.ch 0.88 0.82 0.83 0.75 0.78 0.75 0.70 0.73 0.67 0.66 0.72 0.70 0.71 0.77 0.70 0.63 WJP World Justice Project http://www.worldjusticeproject.org. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0.85 0.81 0.81 0.81 WMO IHS Global Insight Country Risk Rating http://www.globalinsight.com 0.88 0.88 0.88 1.00 1.00 0.85 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00