Japan vs Myanmar: Constraints on the Executive Score

Japan

in 2018

Myanmar

in 2018

Japan rank

1st

Myanmar rank

1st

Constraints on the Executive Score over time

Japan
Myanmar

How they compare

Japan currently reports 7 against 7 in Myanmar, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Myanmar ahead.

Japan ranks 1st and Myanmar ranks 1st of 166 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Constraints on the Executive Score
Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 167 places, 17,813 data points, 1789–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Indicates the extent to which the executive is constrained. It ranges from unconstrained executives (score of 1), over slight or moderate constraints (score of 3), and substantial constraints (score of 5), to an executive that is subordinated to or on par with other authorities (score of 7). The remaining categories are intermediate ones.