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
0.20.40.60.81178919072025

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.

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About this data

Indicator
Judicial constraints on the executive index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,297 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed