Constraints on the executive score by country
Countries reporting
167
Highest
7
Albania
Lowest
1
Vatican
Median
6
Years covered
232
1789–2020
Data points
17,813
What the numbers show
Constraints on the executive score is currently reported for 167 countries. The highest value is 7 in Albania; the lowest is 1 in Vatican.
The median across all reporting countries is 6, and the mean is 5.16.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Myanmar (up 250.0%), and the largest decrease in Syria (down 66.7%).
Constraints on the executive score: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Argentina | 7 | 2018 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 1 | Australia | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Belgium | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Botswana | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Central African Republic | 7 | 2018 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 1 | Canada | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chile | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Cyprus | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Czechia | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Germany | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Denmark | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Spain | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Estonia | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Finland | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Greece | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Guatemala | 7 | 2018 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 1 | Croatia | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Hungary | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Indonesia | 7 | 2018 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 1 | India | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Ireland | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Italy | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Jamaica | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Japan | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Kenya | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 7 | 2018 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Lesotho | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Lithuania | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Latvia | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Moldova | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Myanmar | 7 | 2018 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Montenegro | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Mongolia | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mauritius | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Netherlands | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Norway | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | New Zealand | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Peru | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Poland | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Portugal | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Paraguay | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Romania | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Serbia | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Slovakia | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Slovenia | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Sweden | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | East Timor | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Uruguay | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | South Africa | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Taiwan | 7 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 64 | Armenia | 6 | 2018 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 64 | Burkina Faso | 6 | 2018 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Bolivia | 6 | 2018 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Brazil | 6 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 64 | Bhutan | 6 | 2018 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Colombia | 6 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 64 | Dominican Republic | 6 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 64 | Georgia | 6 | 2018 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Ghana | 6 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 64 | Guinea-Bissau | 6 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 64 | Guyana | 6 | 2018 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 64 | Iraq | 6 | 2018 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 64 | South Korea | 6 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 64 | Lebanon | 6 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 64 | Liberia | 6 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 64 | Sri Lanka | 6 | 2018 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 64 | Madagascar | 6 | 2018 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 64 | Mexico | 6 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 64 | Malawi | 6 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 64 | Nigeria | 6 | 2018 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Nicaragua | 6 | 2018 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Nepal | 6 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 64 | Pakistan | 6 | 2018 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Panama | 6 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 64 | Philippines | 6 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 64 | Papua New Guinea | 6 | 2018 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 64 | Sierra Leone | 6 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 64 | El Salvador | 6 | 2018 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 64 | Somalia | 6 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 64 | Tunisia | 6 | 2018 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Benin | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Algeria | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Ethiopia | 5 | 2018 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 94 | Fiji | 5 | 2018 | up 150.0% | falling |
| 94 | Gambia | 5 | 2018 | up 150.0% | falling |
| 94 | Honduras | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 94 | Haiti | 5 | 2018 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Mali | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Mozambique | 5 | 2018 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 94 | Malaysia | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 94 | Namibia | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Niger | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Senegal | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 94 | Suriname | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 94 | Ukraine | 5 | 2018 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 94 | Yemen | 5 | 2013 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 94 | Zambia | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Zimbabwe | 5 | 2018 | up 150.0% | flat |
| 113 | Afghanistan | 4 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 113 | Burundi | 4 | 2018 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Cuba | 4 | 2018 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 113 | Djibouti | 4 | 2018 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 113 | Ecuador | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 113 | Gabon | 4 | 2018 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Guinea | 4 | 2018 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Morocco | 4 | 2018 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Russia | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 113 | Tanzania | 4 | 2018 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 113 | United States | 4 | 2020 | down 42.9% | rising |
| 113 | USSR | 4 | 1991 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 125 | Angola | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 125 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 125 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1991 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 125 | China | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 125 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3 | 2018 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Comoros | 3 | 2018 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Egypt | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 125 | Jordan | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 125 | Kuwait | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 125 | Laos | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 125 | Rwanda | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 125 | Singapore | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 125 | Eswatini | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 125 | Chad | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 125 | Togo | 3 | 2018 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 125 | Thailand | 3 | 2018 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Tajikistan | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 125 | Turkey | 3 | 2018 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Uganda | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 125 | Venezuela | 3 | 2018 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Vietnam | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 146 | Azerbaijan | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 146 | Bangladesh | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 146 | Belarus | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 146 | Cameroon | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 146 | Congo | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 146 | Eritrea | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 146 | Iran | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 146 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 146 | Cambodia | 2 | 2018 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Mauritania | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 146 | Oman | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 146 | Sudan | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 158 | Bahrain | 1 | 2018 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 158 | Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 158 | Libya | 1 | 2010 | unchanged | volatile |
| 158 | North Korea | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 158 | Qatar | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 158 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 158 | Syria | 1 | 2018 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Turkmenistan | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 158 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 158 | Vatican | 1 | 1870 | unchanged | flat |