France vs United Kingdom: Legislative constraints on the executive index
France
0.946
in 2025
United Kingdom
0.95
in 2025
France rank
11th
United Kingdom rank
10th
Legislative constraints on the executive index over time
- France
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 0.95 against 0.946 in France, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 232 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United Kingdom ahead.
France ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 10th of 174 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, France averaged higher in 8 and United Kingdom in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.663 | 0.792 | 0.129 | United Kingdom |
| 1790s | 0.5738 | 0.792 | 0.2182 | United Kingdom |
| 1800s | 0.102 | 0.792 | 0.69 | United Kingdom |
| 1810s | 0.2293 | 0.792 | 0.5627 | United Kingdom |
| 1820s | 0.368 | 0.792 | 0.424 | United Kingdom |
| 1830s | 0.424 | 0.792 | 0.368 | United Kingdom |
| 1840s | 0.488 | 0.792 | 0.304 | United Kingdom |
| 1850s | 0.348 | 0.792 | 0.444 | United Kingdom |
| 1860s | 0.4129 | 0.792 | 0.3791 | United Kingdom |
| 1870s | 0.6267 | 0.792 | 0.1653 | United Kingdom |
| 1880s | 0.812 | 0.792 | 0.02 | France |
| 1890s | 0.812 | 0.792 | 0.02 | France |
| 1900s | 0.812 | 0.792 | 0.02 | France |
| 1910s | 0.7938 | 0.7874 | 0.0064 | France |
| 1920s | 0.805 | 0.7902 | 0.0148 | France |
| 1930s | 0.805 | 0.7701 | 0.0349 | France |
| 1940s | 0.8016 | 0.7834 | 0.0182 | France |
| 1950s | 0.8194 | 0.788 | 0.0314 | France |
| 1960s | 0.797 | 0.8324 | 0.0354 | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 0.865 | 0.8893 | 0.0243 | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 0.865 | 0.917 | 0.052 | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0.865 | 0.9435 | 0.0785 | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.871 | 0.951 | 0.08 | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.8828 | 0.9556 | 0.0728 | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 0.9203 | 0.9445 | 0.0242 | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative constraints on the executive index, France or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 0.95 against 0.946 in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative constraints on the executive index between France and United Kingdom?
- 0.004, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?
- 232 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do France and United Kingdom rank globally for legislative constraints on the executive index?
- France ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 10th 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.