Constraints on the Executive Score in Tanzania
Tanzania: Constraints on the Executive Score was 4 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Constraints on the Executive Score in Tanzania, 1961–2018
Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2018, constraints on the executive score in Tanzania stood at 4. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
The figure is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, constraints on the executive score in Tanzania peaked at 4 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3, in 1961.
Tanzania ranks 113th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.44 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is constraints on the executive score in Tanzania?
- Constraints on the executive score in Tanzania was 4 in 2018, according to Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest constraints on the executive score recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2015.
- What is the lowest constraints on the executive score recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 1961.
- How does Tanzania rank for constraints on the executive score?
- Tanzania ranks 113th out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
- Is constraints on the executive score rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Constraints on the Executive Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which the executive is constrained. It ranges from unconstrained executives (score of 1), over slight or moderate constraints (score of 3), and substantial constraints (score of 5), to an executive that is subordinated to or on par with other authorities (score of 7). The remaining categories are intermediate ones.