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Legislative constraints on the executive index

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•175 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
0.6value
Median: 0.6value
Countries Covered
175
with available data
Highest
Sweden
1.0value
Lowest
Nicaragua
0.0value
Top 5 Countries
1Sweden1.0value
2Norway1.0value
3Germany1.0value
4Denmark1.0value
5Chile1.0value
By Region
Oceania0.9value(2 countries)
South America0.8value(7 countries)
Europe0.8value(32 countries)
North America0.7value(4 countries)
Africa0.5value(9 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0value)High (1.0value)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.6value)

Oceania (2)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Africa (9)
Asia (27)
Other (94)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Sweden1.0value
2Norway1.0value
3Germany1.0value
4Denmark1.0value
5Chile1.0value
6Finland1.0value
7Costa Rica1.0value
8Netherlands1.0value
9Switzerland1.0value
10United Kingdom1.0value
11France0.9value
12South Korea0.9value
13Australia0.9value
14Brazil0.9value
15Estonia0.9value
16Czech Republic0.9value
17Mauritius0.9value
18Taiwan, Province of China0.9value
19Malawi0.9value
20Lithuania0.9value
21Portugal0.9value
22Poland0.9value
23Uruguay0.9value
24Thailand0.9value
25Italy0.9value
26Austria0.9value
27Japan0.9value
28Bulgaria0.9value
29Colombia0.9value
30Belgium0.9value
31Ireland0.9value
32Guatemala0.9value
33New Zealand0.9value
34Ghana0.9value
35Israel0.9value
36Croatia0.9value
37Slovenia0.9value
38Luxembourg0.9value
39Kenya0.9value
40Trinidad and Tobago0.8value
41Canada0.8value
42South Africa0.8value
43Spain0.8value
44Mongolia0.8value
45Bhutan0.8value
46Sao Tome and Principe0.8value
47Latvia0.8value
48Seychelles0.8value
49Cyprus0.8value
50Panama0.8value
51Cape Verde0.8value
52Argentina0.8value
53Iceland0.8value
54Vanuatu0.8value
55Papua New Guinea0.8value
56Nepal0.8value
57Kuwait0.8value
58Peru0.8value
59Jamaica0.8value
60Namibia0.8value
61Zambia0.8value
62Montenegro0.7value
63Jordan0.7value
64Barbados0.7value
65Philippines0.7value
66Senegal0.7value
67Maldives0.7value
68Morocco0.7value
69Fiji0.7value
70Botswana0.7value
71Moldova, Republic of0.7value
72United Republic of Tanzania0.7value
73Uganda0.7value
74Romania0.7value
75Suriname0.7value
76Timor-Leste0.7value
77Ukraine0.7value
78Republic of The Gambia0.7value
79Albania0.7value
80Lesotho0.7value
81Solomon Islands0.6value
82The Republic of North Macedonia0.6value
83Ecuador0.6value
84Sierra Leone0.6value
85Slovakia0.6value
86Malta0.6value
87United States of America0.6value
88Somalia0.6value
89Sri Lanka0.6value
90Iraq0.6value
91Greece0.6value
92Liberia0.6value
93Georgia0.6value
94Singapore0.6value
95Bolivia0.6value
96Lebanon0.5value
97Islamic Republic of Iran0.5value
98Indonesia0.5value
99Nigeria0.5value
100Armenia0.5value
101Hungary0.5value
102Honduras0.5value
103India0.5value
104Zimbabwe0.5value
105Malaysia0.5value
106Tunisia0.5value
107Libya0.5value
108Madagascar0.5value
109Paraguay0.4value
110Bosnia and Herzegovina0.4value
111Pakistan0.4value
112Holy See (Vatican City State)0.4value
113Dominican Republic0.4value
114Vietnam0.4value
115Eswatini0.4value
116Guinea-Bissau0.4value
117Sudan0.3value
118Serbia0.3value
119Guinea0.3value
120Mozambique0.3value
121Mauritania0.3value
122Comoros0.3value
123Oman0.3value
124Kyrgyzstan0.3value
125Cote d'Ivoire0.3value
126Kazakhstan0.3value
127Republic of the Congo0.3value
128Lao People's Democratic Republic0.3value
129Myanmar0.3value
130Benin0.3value
131Democratic Republic of the Congo0.3value
132Rwanda0.3value
133Algeria0.3value
134Niger0.3value
135Mexico0.3value
136Guyana0.3value
137Haiti0.2value
138South Sudan0.2value
139Togo0.2value
140Cameroon0.2value
141Burkina Faso0.2value
142Afghanistan0.2value
143Egypt0.2value
144Syrian Arab Republic0.2value
145Angola0.2value
146United Arab Emirates0.2value
147Central African Republic0.2value
148Tajikistan0.1value
149Gabon0.1value
150Equatorial Guinea0.1value
151Djibouti0.1value
152Bangladesh0.1value
153Türkiye0.1value
154Burundi0.1value
155Chad0.1value
156People's Republic of China0.1value
157Yemen0.1value
158Bahrain0.1value
159Hong Kong0.1value
160Ethiopia0.1value
161Mali0.1value
162Cuba0.1value
163Eritrea0.1value
164North Korea0.1value
165Uzbekistan0.1value
166Russian Federation0.1value
167Qatar0.1value
168Turkmenistan0.1value
169Azerbaijan0.1value
170Cambodia0.1value
171El Salvador0.0value
172Saudi Arabia0.0value
173Venezuela0.0value
174Belarus0.0value
175Nicaragua0.0value
Showing 175 of 175 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).

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