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Judicial constraints on the executive index

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League table

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  1. 1Australia0.99
  2. 2Denmark0.98
  3. 3Switzerland0.98
  4. 4New Zealand0.98
  5. 5Finland0.97
  6. 6Estonia0.97
  7. 7Sweden0.97
  8. 8Czechia0.96
  9. 9Seychelles0.96
  10. 10Ireland0.96
  11. 11Iceland0.96
  12. 11Norway0.96
  13. 12Guatemala0.95
  14. 12Brazil0.95
  15. 13Netherlands0.95
  16. 13Uruguay0.95
  17. 14Costa Rica0.95
  18. 15Lithuania0.95
  19. 16France0.95
  20. 17Latvia0.94
  21. 18United Kingdom0.94
  22. 18Chile0.94
  23. 19Spain0.94
  24. 20Germany0.93
  25. 21Barbados0.93
  26. 22Portugal0.92
  27. 23Austria0.92
  28. 24Sri Lanka0.91
  29. 25Vanuatu0.91
  30. 26Canada0.9
  31. 27South Africa0.9
  32. 28Gambia, The0.89
  33. 29Japan0.88
  34. 30Jamaica0.88
  35. 31Cabo Verde0.87
  36. 32Korea, Rep.0.87
  37. 33Singapore0.87
  38. 34Luxembourg0.87
  39. 35Papua New Guinea0.86
  40. 36Croatia0.86
  41. 37Israel0.86
  42. 38Mauritius0.85
  43. 38Cyprus0.85
  44. 39Colombia0.85
  45. 40United States0.84
  46. 41Moldova0.84
  47. 42Suriname0.84
  48. 43Ghana0.83
  49. 43Trinidad and Tobago0.83
  50. 44Belgium0.83
  51. 45Honduras0.82
  52. 46Lesotho0.82
  53. 46Solomon Islands0.82
  54. 47Slovak Republic0.81
  55. 47Namibia0.81
  56. 48Bhutan0.8
  57. 49Fiji0.8
  58. 50Taiwan0.79
  59. 50Mali0.79
  60. 51Bulgaria0.79
  61. 52Kenya0.79
  62. 53Malta0.79
  63. 54Malaysia0.78
  64. 55Italy0.77
  65. 56Morocco0.77
  66. 57Jordan0.77
  67. 58Nepal0.76
  68. 59Slovenia0.76
  69. 60Dominican Republic0.75
  70. 61Botswana0.75
  71. 62Greece0.75
  72. 63Romania0.75
  73. 64Thailand0.73
  74. 65Malawi0.73
  75. 66Sao Tome and Principe0.73
  76. 67Tanzania0.72
  77. 67Maldives0.72
  78. 68Kuwait0.72
  79. 69Mongolia0.72
  80. 70Montenegro0.72
  81. 71Poland0.71
  82. 72Zambia0.71
  83. 73Senegal0.69
  84. 73Panama0.69
  85. 74Peru0.69
  86. 75Albania0.69
  87. 76Niger0.69
  88. 77Hungary0.68
  89. 78Timor-Leste0.67
  90. 79Guyana0.67
  91. 80India0.67
  92. 81Philippines0.66
  93. 82Sierra Leone0.65
  94. 83Argentina0.64
  95. 84Paraguay0.64
  96. 85Liberia0.61
  97. 86Bosnia and Herzegovina0.61
  98. 87Benin0.6
  99. 88Indonesia0.58
  100. 89Hong Kong SAR, China0.58
  101. 90Mozambique0.58
  102. 91Lao PDR0.57
  103. 92Egypt, Arab Rep.0.54
  104. 93Qatar0.53
  105. 94Tunisia0.52
  106. 95Lebanon0.51
  107. 96Pakistan0.5
  108. 97Georgia0.49
  109. 98Ecuador0.49
  110. 99North Macedonia0.46
  111. 100Oman0.44
  112. 101Bangladesh0.43
  113. 102Cote d'Ivoire0.43
  114. 103Nigeria0.42
  115. 104Serbia0.42
  116. 105Kyrgyz Republic0.36
  117. 106Iraq0.36
  118. 107Ukraine0.33
  119. 108Eswatini0.32
  120. 109Saudi Arabia0.29
  121. 110Burkina Faso0.27
  122. 111Djibouti0.27
  123. 112Bolivia0.27
  124. 112Gabon0.27
  125. 113Mexico0.27
  126. 114Uganda0.26
  127. 115Libya0.25
  128. 116Armenia0.24
  129. 117Guinea0.24
  130. 118Angola0.23
  131. 119Haiti0.23
  132. 120Congo, Rep.0.22
  133. 121Madagascar0.22
  134. 122Ethiopia0.21
  135. 123Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.21
  136. 124Turkiye0.2
  137. 125Togo0.19
  138. 126Central African Republic0.19
  139. 127Comoros0.19
  140. 128Guinea-Bissau0.18
  141. 128Zimbabwe0.18
  142. 129Rwanda0.17
  143. 130South Sudan0.16
  144. 131Syrian Arab Republic0.16
  145. 132Viet Nam0.15
  146. 133Sudan0.15
  147. 134Congo, Dem. Rep.0.15
  148. 135Afghanistan0.14
  149. 135Algeria0.14
  150. 136United Arab Emirates0.14
  151. 136Yemen, Rep.0.14
  152. 137Kazakhstan0.12
  153. 138Iran, Islamic Rep.0.12
  154. 139Mauritania0.11
  155. 140Cameroon0.11
  156. 141Cuba0.09
  157. 142Bahrain0.09
  158. 143Uzbekistan0.08
  159. 144Cambodia0.07
  160. 145Burundi0.05
  161. 146Turkmenistan0.05
  162. 147Russian Federation0.04
  163. 148China0.03
  164. 149Eritrea0.03
  165. 150Myanmar0.03
  166. 151Tajikistan0.02
  167. 152El Salvador0.02
  168. 153Venezuela, RB0.02
  169. 154Azerbaijan0.01
  170. 155Chad0.01
  171. 156Equatorial Guinea0.01
  172. 157Belarus0.01
  173. 158Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0
  174. 158Nicaragua0

Judicial constraints on the executive index