Costa Rica vs Netherlands: Legislative constraints on the executive index

Costa Rica
0.956
in 2025
Netherlands
0.956
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
7th
Netherlands rank
7th

Legislative constraints on the executive index over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.956 against 0.956 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Netherlands ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 7th of 174 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 19.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Netherlands Difference Ahead
1830s 0.389 0.611 0.222 Netherlands
1840s 0.389 0.669 0.28 Netherlands
1850s 0.389 0.901 0.512 Netherlands
1860s 0.389 0.901 0.512 Netherlands
1870s 0.389 0.901 0.512 Netherlands
1880s 0.389 0.901 0.512 Netherlands
1890s 0.473 0.901 0.428 Netherlands
1900s 0.4832 0.901 0.4178 Netherlands
1910s 0.4152 0.901 0.4858 Netherlands
1920s 0.504 0.901 0.397 Netherlands
1930s 0.535 0.901 0.366 Netherlands
1940s 0.6028 0.4154 0.1874 Costa Rica
1950s 0.8256 0.932 0.1064 Netherlands
1960s 0.847 0.932 0.085 Netherlands
1970s 0.8623 0.947 0.0847 Netherlands
1980s 0.8964 0.9662 0.0698 Netherlands
1990s 0.9376 0.968 0.0304 Netherlands
2000s 0.946 0.968 0.022 Netherlands
2010s 0.9491 0.9752 0.0261 Netherlands
2020s 0.956 0.9607 0.0047 Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative constraints on the executive index, Costa Rica or Netherlands?
Costa Rica, at 0.956 against 0.956 in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative constraints on the executive index between Costa Rica and Netherlands?
0, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Netherlands?
188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Netherlands rank globally for legislative constraints on the executive index?
Costa Rica ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 7th 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
Last refreshed