“…The three countries in this article were chosen based on the Most Similar Systems Design (MSSD). Denmark, Canada, and the United States are all Western or liberal Democracies implying the existence of the rule of law that ensures the presence of a legal authority and the independence of the judiciary ( 22 ). In addition, all three countries are considered high-income economies defined by the World Bank Group as "those in which 2020 GNI per capita was $12,696 or more" ( 23 ).…”