Nepal vs Papua New Guinea: Legislative constraints on the executive index

Nepal
0.789
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.79
in 2025
Nepal rank
56th
Papua New Guinea rank
55th

Legislative constraints on the executive index over time

  • Nepal
  • Papua New Guinea
0.20.40.60.81195119882025

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.79 against 0.789 in Nepal, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Nepal ranks 56th and Papua New Guinea ranks 55th of 174 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 0.522 0.657 0.135 Papua New Guinea
1960s 0.3494 0.657 0.3076 Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.2652 0.6774 0.4122 Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.485 0.689 0.204 Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.7378 0.689 0.0488 Nepal
2000s 0.7849 0.689 0.0959 Nepal
2010s 0.8995 0.6568 0.2427 Nepal
2020s 0.8232 0.7118 0.1113 Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative constraints on the executive index, Nepal or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.79 against 0.789 in Nepal as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative constraints on the executive index between Nepal and Papua New Guinea?
0.001, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Papua New Guinea?
67 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2025.
How do Nepal and Papua New Guinea rank globally for legislative constraints on the executive index?
Nepal ranks 56th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Legislative constraints on the executive index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 23,601 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed