Colombia vs United States: Judicial constraints on the executive index
Colombia
0.846
in 2025
United States
0.844
in 2025
Colombia rank
44th
United States rank
45th
Judicial constraints on the executive index over time
- Colombia
- United States
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.846 against 0.844 in United States, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 236 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United States ahead.
Colombia ranks 44th and United States ranks 45th of 176 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.459 | 0.899 | 0.44 | United States |
| 1790s | 0.459 | 0.8882 | 0.4292 | United States |
| 1800s | 0.459 | 0.898 | 0.439 | United States |
| 1810s | 0.459 | 0.898 | 0.439 | United States |
| 1820s | 0.4486 | 0.898 | 0.4494 | United States |
| 1830s | 0.4859 | 0.898 | 0.4121 | United States |
| 1840s | 0.4938 | 0.898 | 0.4042 | United States |
| 1850s | 0.4862 | 0.898 | 0.4118 | United States |
| 1860s | 0.4463 | 0.8906 | 0.4443 | United States |
| 1870s | 0.464 | 0.942 | 0.478 | United States |
| 1880s | 0.4423 | 0.942 | 0.4997 | United States |
| 1890s | 0.435 | 0.942 | 0.507 | United States |
| 1900s | 0.4008 | 0.942 | 0.5412 | United States |
| 1910s | 0.482 | 0.9411 | 0.4591 | United States |
| 1920s | 0.482 | 0.934 | 0.452 | United States |
| 1930s | 0.482 | 0.939 | 0.457 | United States |
| 1940s | 0.4572 | 0.9264 | 0.4692 | United States |
| 1950s | 0.3191 | 0.9145 | 0.5954 | United States |
| 1960s | 0.5376 | 0.8962 | 0.3586 | United States |
| 1970s | 0.5901 | 0.9414 | 0.3513 | United States |
| 1980s | 0.63 | 0.944 | 0.314 | United States |
| 1990s | 0.7973 | 0.944 | 0.1467 | United States |
| 2000s | 0.8206 | 0.9493 | 0.1287 | United States |
| 2010s | 0.8269 | 0.953 | 0.1261 | United States |
| 2020s | 0.8255 | 0.9107 | 0.0852 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial constraints on the executive index, Colombia or United States?
- Colombia, at 0.846 against 0.844 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial constraints on the executive index between Colombia and United States?
- 0.002, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and United States?
- 236 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and United States rank globally for judicial constraints on the executive index?
- Colombia ranks 44th and United States ranks 45th 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.