Austria vs Japan: Legislative constraints on the executive index
Austria
0.904
in 2025
Japan
0.901
in 2025
Austria rank
26th
Japan rank
27th
Legislative constraints on the executive index over time
- Austria
- Japan
How they compare
Austria currently reports 0.904 against 0.901 in Japan, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 146 shared years of data; in 1873 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 26th and Japan ranks 27th of 174 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.517 | 0.133 | 0.384 | Austria |
| 1880s | 0.517 | 0.1299 | 0.3871 | Austria |
| 1890s | 0.517 | 0.5244 | 0.0074 | Japan |
| 1900s | 0.517 | 0.54 | 0.023 | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.5295 | 0.5833 | 0.0538 | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.6425 | 0.593 | 0.0495 | Austria |
| 1930s | 0.2737 | 0.5786 | 0.3049 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.6304 | 0.8026 | 0.1722 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.631 | 0.923 | 0.292 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.6453 | 0.923 | 0.2777 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.7531 | 0.901 | 0.1479 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.848 | 0.901 | 0.053 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.892 | 0.9094 | 0.0174 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.912 | 0.932 | 0.02 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.9337 | 0.932 | 0.0017 | Austria |
| 2020s | 0.9195 | 0.901 | 0.0185 | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative constraints on the executive index, Austria or Japan?
- Austria, at 0.904 against 0.901 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative constraints on the executive index between Austria and Japan?
- 0.003, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Japan?
- 146 years are reported by both, from 1873 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Japan rank globally for legislative constraints on the executive index?
- Austria ranks 26th and Japan ranks 27th 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.