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Legislative constraints on the executive index

· higher is better · 174 countries

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  1. 1Sweden0.99
  2. 2Norway0.98
  3. 3Germany0.98
  4. 4Denmark0.98
  5. 5Chile0.98
  6. 6Finland0.97
  7. 7Costa Rica0.96
  8. 7Switzerland0.96
  9. 7Netherlands0.96
  10. 8United Kingdom0.95
  11. 9France0.95
  12. 10Korea, Rep.0.94
  13. 11Australia0.94
  14. 12Brazil0.93
  15. 13Estonia0.93
  16. 14Czechia0.93
  17. 14Mauritius0.93
  18. 15Taiwan0.92
  19. 16Malawi0.92
  20. 17Lithuania0.92
  21. 17Portugal0.92
  22. 18Poland0.92
  23. 18Uruguay0.92
  24. 19Thailand0.92
  25. 20Italy0.91
  26. 21Austria0.9
  27. 22Japan0.9
  28. 23Colombia0.9
  29. 23Bulgaria0.9
  30. 24Belgium0.89
  31. 25Ireland0.89
  32. 26Guatemala0.89
  33. 27New Zealand0.88
  34. 28Ghana0.88
  35. 29Israel0.88
  36. 30Slovenia0.87
  37. 30Croatia0.87
  38. 31Luxembourg0.86
  39. 32Kenya0.85
  40. 33Trinidad and Tobago0.85
  41. 34Canada0.85
  42. 35South Africa0.84
  43. 36Spain0.84
  44. 37Mongolia0.84
  45. 38Bhutan0.83
  46. 39Sao Tome and Principe0.82
  47. 40Latvia0.82
  48. 41Seychelles0.82
  49. 42Cyprus0.82
  50. 43Panama0.81
  51. 44Cabo Verde0.81
  52. 45Argentina0.8
  53. 46Iceland0.79
  54. 46Vanuatu0.79
  55. 47Papua New Guinea0.79
  56. 48Nepal0.79
  57. 49Peru0.79
  58. 50Jamaica0.78
  59. 51Namibia0.76
  60. 51Zambia0.76
  61. 52Montenegro0.74
  62. 53Jordan0.73
  63. 54Barbados0.73
  64. 55Philippines0.73
  65. 56Senegal0.72
  66. 57Maldives0.72
  67. 58Morocco0.71
  68. 59Fiji0.71
  69. 60Botswana0.71
  70. 61Moldova0.7
  71. 62Tanzania0.68
  72. 63Uganda0.67
  73. 64Romania0.66
  74. 65Suriname0.66
  75. 66Timor-Leste0.66
  76. 67Ukraine0.66
  77. 68Gambia, The0.65
  78. 68Albania0.65
  79. 69Lesotho0.65
  80. 70Solomon Islands0.65
  81. 71North Macedonia0.64
  82. 72Ecuador0.63
  83. 73Sierra Leone0.62
  84. 73Slovak Republic0.62
  85. 74Malta0.61
  86. 75United States0.61
  87. 76Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.61
  88. 77Sri Lanka0.6
  89. 77Iraq0.6
  90. 78Greece0.59
  91. 79Liberia0.58
  92. 80Georgia0.58
  93. 81Singapore0.56
  94. 82Bolivia0.56
  95. 83Lebanon0.54
  96. 84Iran, Islamic Rep.0.52
  97. 85Indonesia0.52
  98. 86Nigeria0.51
  99. 87Armenia0.51
  100. 88Hungary0.5
  101. 89Honduras0.5
  102. 90India0.48
  103. 91Zimbabwe0.48
  104. 92Malaysia0.47
  105. 93Tunisia0.46
  106. 94Libya0.45
  107. 95Madagascar0.45
  108. 96Paraguay0.45
  109. 97Bosnia and Herzegovina0.45
  110. 98Pakistan0.42
  111. 99Dominican Republic0.4
  112. 100Viet Nam0.39
  113. 101Eswatini0.38
  114. 102Guinea-Bissau0.36
  115. 103Serbia0.34
  116. 104Guinea0.34
  117. 105Mozambique0.34
  118. 106Mauritania0.33
  119. 107Comoros0.32
  120. 108Oman0.32
  121. 109Kyrgyz Republic0.31
  122. 110Cote d'Ivoire0.31
  123. 111Kazakhstan0.31
  124. 112Congo, Rep.0.3
  125. 113Lao PDR0.3
  126. 114Benin0.29
  127. 115Congo, Dem. Rep.0.28
  128. 116Rwanda0.27
  129. 117Algeria0.27
  130. 118Niger0.27
  131. 119Mexico0.27
  132. 120Guyana0.27
  133. 121Haiti0.25
  134. 122South Sudan0.24
  135. 123Togo0.19
  136. 124Cameroon0.19
  137. 125Burkina Faso0.18
  138. 126Egypt, Arab Rep.0.17
  139. 127Angola0.16
  140. 128United Arab Emirates0.16
  141. 129Central African Republic0.16
  142. 130Tajikistan0.15
  143. 131Gabon0.15
  144. 132Equatorial Guinea0.14
  145. 133Djibouti0.14
  146. 134Turkiye0.13
  147. 135Burundi0.13
  148. 136Chad0.13
  149. 137China0.12
  150. 138Yemen, Rep.0.12
  151. 139Bahrain0.11
  152. 140Hong Kong SAR, China0.11
  153. 141Ethiopia0.1
  154. 142Mali0.1
  155. 143Cuba0.1
  156. 144Eritrea0.09
  157. 145Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.09
  158. 146Uzbekistan0.08
  159. 147Russian Federation0.07
  160. 148Qatar0.07
  161. 149Turkmenistan0.06
  162. 150Azerbaijan0.06
  163. 151Cambodia0.05
  164. 152El Salvador0.05
  165. 153Saudi Arabia0.05
  166. 154Venezuela, RB0.04
  167. 155Belarus0.03
  168. 156Nicaragua0.03

Legislative constraints on the executive index