Egypt vs Syria: Legislative constraints on the executive index
Egypt
0.167
in 2025
Syria
0.166
in 2024
Egypt rank
142nd
Syria rank
143rd
Legislative constraints on the executive index over time
- Egypt
- Syria
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.167 against 0.166 in Syria, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 131 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 142nd and Syria ranks 143rd of 174 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.053 | 0.042 | 0.011 | Egypt |
| 1830s | 0.053 | 0.0514 | 0.0016 | Egypt |
| 1860s | 0.102 | 0.042 | 0.06 | Egypt |
| 1870s | 0.102 | 0.0664 | 0.0356 | Egypt |
| 1900s | 0.6433 | 0.1053 | 0.538 | Egypt |
| 1910s | 0.6693 | 0.2273 | 0.442 | Egypt |
| 1920s | 0.7209 | 0.237 | 0.4839 | Egypt |
| 1930s | 0.72 | 0.2684 | 0.4516 | Egypt |
| 1940s | 0.72 | 0.3839 | 0.3361 | Egypt |
| 1950s | 0.5618 | 0.3247 | 0.2372 | Egypt |
| 1960s | 0.3193 | 0.229 | 0.0903 | Egypt |
| 1970s | 0.4607 | 0.0622 | 0.3985 | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0.4568 | 0.048 | 0.4088 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.346 | 0.048 | 0.298 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.346 | 0.079 | 0.267 | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.2753 | 0.0562 | 0.2191 | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.173 | 0.1166 | 0.0564 | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative constraints on the executive index, Egypt or Syria?
- Egypt, at 0.167 against 0.166 in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative constraints on the executive index between Egypt and Syria?
- 0.001, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Syria?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Syria rank globally for legislative constraints on the executive index?
- Egypt ranks 142nd and Syria ranks 143rd 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.