Italy vs Uruguay: Legislative constraints on the executive index
Italy
0.905
in 2025
Uruguay
0.917
in 2025
Italy rank
25th
Uruguay rank
22nd
Legislative constraints on the executive index over time
- Italy
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.917 against 0.905 in Italy, a difference of 0.012.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1848 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 25th and Uruguay ranks 22nd of 174 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 8 and Uruguay in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.399 | 0.094 | 0.305 | Italy |
| 1850s | 0.399 | 0.6311 | 0.2321 | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 0.5174 | 0.6034 | 0.086 | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 0.547 | 0.6094 | 0.0624 | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 0.547 | 0.5738 | 0.0268 | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 0.547 | 0.6602 | 0.1132 | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 0.6128 | 0.6161 | 0.0033 | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 0.5812 | 0.6999 | 0.1187 | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 0.2318 | 0.7918 | 0.56 | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0.018 | 0.5838 | 0.5658 | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 0.4088 | 0.7282 | 0.3194 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0.902 | 0.83 | 0.072 | Italy |
| 1960s | 0.902 | 0.831 | 0.071 | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.902 | 0.808 | 0.094 | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.902 | 0.7682 | 0.1338 | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.923 | 0.923 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0.9332 | 0.911 | 0.0222 | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.952 | 0.918 | 0.034 | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.945 | 0.9083 | 0.0367 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative constraints on the executive index, Italy or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.917 against 0.905 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative constraints on the executive index between Italy and Uruguay?
- 0.012, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Uruguay?
- 167 years are reported by both, from 1848 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Uruguay rank globally for legislative constraints on the executive index?
- Italy ranks 25th and Uruguay ranks 22nd 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.