Kuwait vs Papua New Guinea: Legislative constraints on the executive index
Kuwait
0.788
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.79
in 2025
Kuwait rank
57th
Papua New Guinea rank
55th
Legislative constraints on the executive index over time
- Kuwait
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.79 against 0.788 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Kuwait ranks 57th and Papua New Guinea ranks 55th of 174 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 7 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.488 | 0.657 | 0.169 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 0.7401 | 0.657 | 0.0831 | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.7936 | 0.6774 | 0.1162 | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.786 | 0.689 | 0.097 | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.8242 | 0.689 | 0.1352 | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.854 | 0.689 | 0.165 | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.8523 | 0.6568 | 0.1955 | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.8518 | 0.6962 | 0.1556 | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative constraints on the executive index, Kuwait or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.79 against 0.788 in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative constraints on the executive index between Kuwait and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.002, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Papua New Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Papua New Guinea rank globally for legislative constraints on the executive index?
- Kuwait ranks 57th and Papua New Guinea ranks 55th 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.