Belarus vs El Salvador: Legislative constraints on the executive index

Belarus
0.029
in 2025
El Salvador
0.049
in 2025
Belarus rank
173rd
El Salvador rank
170th

Legislative constraints on the executive index over time

  • Belarus
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.049 against 0.029 in Belarus, a difference of 0.02.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.7 times Belarus's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 120 shared years of data; in 1906 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 173rd and El Salvador ranks 170th of 174 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 8 and El Salvador in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus El Salvador Difference Ahead
1900s 0.1985 0.095 0.1035 Belarus
1910s 0.2026 0.095 0.1076 Belarus
1920s 0.0642 0.095 0.0308 El Salvador
1930s 0.051 0.035 0.016 Belarus
1940s 0.051 0.027 0.024 Belarus
1950s 0.051 0.023 0.028 Belarus
1960s 0.051 0.023 0.028 Belarus
1970s 0.051 0.0252 0.0258 Belarus
1980s 0.1058 0.1239 0.0181 El Salvador
1990s 0.4927 0.3241 0.1686 Belarus
2000s 0.029 0.4516 0.4226 El Salvador
2010s 0.0406 0.6509 0.6103 El Salvador
2020s 0.032 0.2012 0.1692 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative constraints on the executive index, Belarus or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 0.049 against 0.029 in Belarus as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative constraints on the executive index between Belarus and El Salvador?
0.02, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and El Salvador?
120 years are reported by both, from 1906 to 2025.
How do Belarus and El Salvador rank globally for legislative constraints on the executive index?
Belarus ranks 173rd and El Salvador ranks 170th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Legislative constraints on the executive index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 23,601 data points, 1789–2025
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