Pakistan vs Paraguay: Legislative constraints on the executive index

Pakistan
0.424
in 2025
Paraguay
0.447
in 2025
Pakistan rank
111th
Paraguay rank
109th

Legislative constraints on the executive index over time

  • Pakistan
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 0.447 against 0.424 in Pakistan, a difference of 0.023.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 172 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Pakistan ahead.

Pakistan ranks 111th and Paraguay ranks 109th of 174 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 12 and Paraguay in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan Paraguay Difference Ahead
1840s 0.295 0.064 0.231 Pakistan
1850s 0.295 0.065 0.23 Pakistan
1860s 0.295 0.0727 0.2223 Pakistan
1870s 0.295 0.2253 0.0697 Pakistan
1880s 0.295 0.21 0.085 Pakistan
1890s 0.295 0.247 0.048 Pakistan
1900s 0.142 0.2299 0.0879 Paraguay
1910s 0.142 0.246 0.104 Paraguay
1920s 0.142 0.246 0.104 Paraguay
1930s 0.2945 0.2166 0.0779 Pakistan
1940s 0.4394 0.0571 0.3823 Pakistan
1950s 0.4102 0.1192 0.291 Pakistan
1960s 0.3683 0.042 0.3263 Pakistan
1970s 0.4191 0.042 0.3771 Pakistan
1980s 0.4496 0.0896 0.36 Pakistan
1990s 0.4205 0.6214 0.2009 Paraguay
2000s 0.4321 0.7229 0.2907 Paraguay
2010s 0.5276 0.674 0.1464 Paraguay
2020s 0.5113 0.6075 0.0962 Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative constraints on the executive index, Pakistan or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 0.447 against 0.424 in Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative constraints on the executive index between Pakistan and Paraguay?
0.023, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Paraguay?
172 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
How do Pakistan and Paraguay rank globally for legislative constraints on the executive index?
Pakistan ranks 111th and Paraguay ranks 109th 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
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