Australia vs United Kingdom: Legislative constraints on the executive index
Australia
0.94
in 2025
United Kingdom
0.95
in 2025
Australia rank
13th
United Kingdom rank
10th
Legislative constraints on the executive index over time
- Australia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 0.95 against 0.94 in Australia, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 200 shared years of data; in 1825 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Australia ranks 13th and United Kingdom ranks 10th of 174 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 15 and United Kingdom in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.644 | 0.792 | 0.148 | United Kingdom |
| 1830s | 0.644 | 0.792 | 0.148 | United Kingdom |
| 1840s | 0.644 | 0.792 | 0.148 | United Kingdom |
| 1850s | 0.7854 | 0.792 | 0.0066 | United Kingdom |
| 1860s | 0.837 | 0.792 | 0.045 | Australia |
| 1870s | 0.837 | 0.792 | 0.045 | Australia |
| 1880s | 0.837 | 0.792 | 0.045 | Australia |
| 1890s | 0.837 | 0.792 | 0.045 | Australia |
| 1900s | 0.919 | 0.792 | 0.127 | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.919 | 0.7874 | 0.1316 | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.919 | 0.7902 | 0.1288 | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.919 | 0.7701 | 0.1489 | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.9082 | 0.7756 | 0.1326 | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.892 | 0.788 | 0.104 | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.892 | 0.8324 | 0.0596 | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.9044 | 0.8893 | 0.0151 | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.943 | 0.917 | 0.026 | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.943 | 0.9435 | 0.0005 | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.944 | 0.951 | 0.007 | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.959 | 0.9556 | 0.0034 | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.946 | 0.9445 | 0.0015 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative constraints on the executive index, Australia or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 0.95 against 0.94 in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative constraints on the executive index between Australia and United Kingdom?
- 0.01, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom?
- 200 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
- How do Australia and United Kingdom rank globally for legislative constraints on the executive index?
- Australia ranks 13th and United Kingdom ranks 10th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Legislative constraints on the executive index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.