Iraq vs Serbia: Judicial constraints on the executive index
Iraq
0.356
in 2025
Serbia
0.415
in 2025
Iraq rank
118th
Serbia rank
116th
Judicial constraints on the executive index over time
- Iraq
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 0.415 against 0.356 in Iraq, a difference of 0.059.
That makes Serbia's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Serbia ahead.
Iraq ranks 118th and Serbia ranks 116th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 15 and Serbia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.191 | 0.191 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0.191 | 0.191 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0.191 | 0.1784 | 0.0126 | Iraq |
| 1810s | 0.191 | 0.1696 | 0.0214 | Iraq |
| 1820s | 0.191 | 0.165 | 0.026 | Iraq |
| 1830s | 0.191 | 0.162 | 0.029 | Iraq |
| 1840s | 0.191 | 0.2446 | 0.0536 | Serbia |
| 1850s | 0.191 | 0.2564 | 0.0654 | Serbia |
| 1860s | 0.212 | 0.1864 | 0.0256 | Iraq |
| 1870s | 0.284 | 0.215 | 0.069 | Iraq |
| 1880s | 0.236 | 0.2138 | 0.0222 | Iraq |
| 1890s | 0.236 | 0.2065 | 0.0295 | Iraq |
| 1900s | 0.2845 | 0.2102 | 0.0743 | Iraq |
| 1910s | 0.3672 | 0.2261 | 0.1411 | Iraq |
| 1920s | 0.6993 | 0.2971 | 0.4022 | Iraq |
| 1930s | 0.6848 | 0.2046 | 0.4802 | Iraq |
| 1940s | 0.6628 | 0.1911 | 0.4717 | Iraq |
| 1950s | 0.5927 | 0.277 | 0.3157 | Iraq |
| 1960s | 0.3765 | 0.3869 | 0.0104 | Serbia |
| 1970s | 0.4066 | 0.4378 | 0.0312 | Serbia |
| 1980s | 0.384 | 0.4214 | 0.0374 | Serbia |
| 1990s | 0.334 | 0.3196 | 0.0144 | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.4042 | 0.6213 | 0.2171 | Serbia |
| 2010s | 0.385 | 0.5605 | 0.1755 | Serbia |
| 2020s | 0.3237 | 0.462 | 0.1383 | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial constraints on the executive index, Iraq or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 0.415 against 0.356 in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial constraints on the executive index between Iraq and Serbia?
- 0.059, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Serbia?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Serbia rank globally for judicial constraints on the executive index?
- Iraq ranks 118th and Serbia ranks 116th 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.