Australia vs New Zealand: Judicial constraints on the executive index
Australia
0.988
in 2025
New Zealand
0.975
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
New Zealand rank
4th
Judicial constraints on the executive index over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.988 against 0.975 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.013.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was New Zealand ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 4th of 176 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 17 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.826 | 0.899 | 0.073 | New Zealand |
| 1850s | 0.8776 | 0.9137 | 0.0361 | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 0.955 | 0.92 | 0.035 | Australia |
| 1870s | 0.955 | 0.92 | 0.035 | Australia |
| 1880s | 0.955 | 0.92 | 0.035 | Australia |
| 1890s | 0.955 | 0.92 | 0.035 | Australia |
| 1900s | 0.9687 | 0.92 | 0.0487 | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.975 | 0.92 | 0.055 | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.9726 | 0.92 | 0.0526 | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.9723 | 0.92 | 0.0523 | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.9669 | 0.92 | 0.0469 | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.99 | 0.92 | 0.07 | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.99 | 0.92 | 0.07 | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.99 | 0.9248 | 0.0652 | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.99 | 0.9502 | 0.0398 | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.99 | 0.974 | 0.016 | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.99 | 0.974 | 0.016 | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.9869 | 0.9736 | 0.0133 | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.988 | 0.9748 | 0.0132 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial constraints on the executive index, Australia or New Zealand?
- Australia, at 0.988 against 0.975 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial constraints on the executive index between Australia and New Zealand?
- 0.013, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for judicial constraints on the executive index?
- Australia ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 4th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Judicial constraints on the executive index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.