El Salvador vs Saudi Arabia: Legislative constraints on the executive index
El Salvador
0.049
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.045
in 2025
El Salvador rank
170th
Saudi Arabia rank
171st
Legislative constraints on the executive index over time
- El Salvador
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.049 against 0.045 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.004.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1926 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 170th and Saudi Arabia ranks 171st of 174 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.095 | 0.083 | 0.012 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 0.035 | 0.0566 | 0.0216 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1940s | 0.027 | 0.05 | 0.023 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1950s | 0.023 | 0.038 | 0.015 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 0.023 | 0.0444 | 0.0214 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 0.0252 | 0.046 | 0.0208 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 0.1239 | 0.046 | 0.0779 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.3241 | 0.0628 | 0.2613 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.4516 | 0.0769 | 0.3747 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.6509 | 0.0656 | 0.5853 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.2012 | 0.045 | 0.1562 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative constraints on the executive index, El Salvador or Saudi Arabia?
- El Salvador, at 0.049 against 0.045 in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative constraints on the executive index between El Salvador and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.004, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Saudi Arabia?
- 100 years are reported by both, from 1926 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Saudi Arabia rank globally for legislative constraints on the executive index?
- El Salvador ranks 170th and Saudi Arabia ranks 171st 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.