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Judicial constraints on the executive index

0-1 index · higher is better · 176 countries

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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. 12Brazil0.95
  14. 12Guatemala0.95
  15. 13Uruguay0.95
  16. 13Netherlands0.95
  17. 14Costa Rica0.95
  18. 15Lithuania0.95
  19. 16France0.95
  20. 17Latvia0.94
  21. 18Chile0.94
  22. 18United Kingdom0.94
  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. 38Cyprus0.85
  43. 38Mauritius0.85
  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. 73Panama0.69
  84. 73Senegal0.69
  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. 84Kosovo0.64
  96. 85Paraguay0.64
  97. 86Liberia0.61
  98. 87Bosnia and Herzegovina0.61
  99. 88Benin0.6
  100. 89Indonesia0.58
  101. 90Hong Kong SAR, China0.58
  102. 91Mozambique0.58
  103. 92Lao PDR0.57
  104. 93Egypt, Arab Rep.0.54
  105. 94Qatar0.53
  106. 95Tunisia0.52
  107. 96Lebanon0.51
  108. 97Pakistan0.5
  109. 98Georgia0.49
  110. 99Ecuador0.49
  111. 100West Bank and Gaza0.48
  112. 101North Macedonia0.46
  113. 102Oman0.44
  114. 103Bangladesh0.43
  115. 104Cote d'Ivoire0.43
  116. 105Nigeria0.42
  117. 106Serbia0.42
  118. 107Kyrgyz Republic0.36
  119. 108Iraq0.36
  120. 109Ukraine0.33
  121. 110Eswatini0.32
  122. 111Saudi Arabia0.29
  123. 112Burkina Faso0.27
  124. 113Djibouti0.27
  125. 114Gabon0.27
  126. 114Bolivia0.27
  127. 115Mexico0.27
  128. 116Uganda0.26
  129. 117Libya0.25
  130. 118Armenia0.24
  131. 119Guinea0.24
  132. 120Angola0.23
  133. 121Haiti0.23
  134. 122Congo, Rep.0.22
  135. 123Madagascar0.22
  136. 124Ethiopia0.21
  137. 125Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.21
  138. 126Turkiye0.2
  139. 127Togo0.19
  140. 128Central African Republic0.19
  141. 129Comoros0.19
  142. 130Guinea-Bissau0.18
  143. 130Zimbabwe0.18
  144. 131Rwanda0.17
  145. 132South Sudan0.16
  146. 133Syrian Arab Republic0.16
  147. 134Viet Nam0.15
  148. 135Sudan0.15
  149. 136Congo, Dem. Rep.0.15
  150. 137Algeria0.14
  151. 137Afghanistan0.14
  152. 138United Arab Emirates0.14
  153. 138Yemen, Rep.0.14
  154. 139Kazakhstan0.12
  155. 140Iran, Islamic Rep.0.12
  156. 141Mauritania0.11
  157. 142Cameroon0.11
  158. 143Cuba0.09
  159. 144Bahrain0.09
  160. 145Uzbekistan0.08
  161. 146Cambodia0.07
  162. 147Burundi0.05
  163. 148Turkmenistan0.05
  164. 149Russian Federation0.04
  165. 150China0.03
  166. 151Eritrea0.03
  167. 152Myanmar0.03
  168. 153Tajikistan0.02
  169. 154El Salvador0.02
  170. 155Venezuela, RB0.02
  171. 156Azerbaijan0.01
  172. 157Chad0.01
  173. 158Equatorial Guinea0.01
  174. 159Belarus0.01
  175. 160Nicaragua0
  176. 160Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0

Judicial constraints on the executive index