Japan vs South Africa: Judicial constraints on the executive index
Japan
0.881
in 2025
South Africa
0.895
in 2025
Japan rank
33rd
South Africa rank
31st
Judicial constraints on the executive index over time
- Japan
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.895 against 0.881 in Japan, a difference of 0.014.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 33rd and South Africa ranks 31st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 12 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.672 | 0.469 | 0.203 | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.674 | 0.469 | 0.205 | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.675 | 0.469 | 0.206 | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.675 | 0.469 | 0.206 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.7314 | 0.4624 | 0.269 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.882 | 0.378 | 0.504 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.882 | 0.378 | 0.504 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.882 | 0.378 | 0.504 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.882 | 0.378 | 0.504 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.882 | 0.6467 | 0.2353 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.882 | 0.8569 | 0.0251 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.8736 | 0.8564 | 0.0172 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.8743 | 0.8843 | 0.01 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial constraints on the executive index, Japan or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.895 against 0.881 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial constraints on the executive index between Japan and South Africa?
- 0.014, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Africa?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Japan and South Africa rank globally for judicial constraints on the executive index?
- Japan ranks 33rd and South Africa ranks 31st 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.