Constraints on the Executive Score in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Constraints on the Executive Score was 7 in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 167 countries
All-time high
7
in 1800
All-time low
7
in 1800
Years of data
219
1800–2018

Constraints on the Executive Score in United Kingdom, 1800–2018

02468180019092018

Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

United Kingdom recorded 7 for constraints on the executive score in 2018. That is the highest value across all 219 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, constraints on the executive score in United Kingdom peaked at 7 in 1800 and was at its lowest, 7, in 1800.

That places United Kingdom 1st out of 167 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

Constraints on the Executive Score in United Kingdom, year by year

Annual values for Constraints on the Executive Score in United Kingdom, 1800 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1800 7
1801 7 +0.0%
1802 7 +0.0%
1803 7 +0.0%
1804 7 +0.0%
1805 7 +0.0%
1806 7 +0.0%
1807 7 +0.0%
1808 7 +0.0%
1809 7 +0.0%
1810 7 +0.0%
1811 7 +0.0%
1812 7 +0.0%
1813 7 +0.0%
1814 7 +0.0%
1815 7 +0.0%
1816 7 +0.0%
1817 7 +0.0%
1818 7 +0.0%
1819 7 +0.0%
1820 7 +0.0%
1821 7 +0.0%
1822 7 +0.0%
1823 7 +0.0%
1824 7 +0.0%
1825 7 +0.0%
1826 7 +0.0%
1827 7 +0.0%
1828 7 +0.0%
1829 7 +0.0%
1830 7 +0.0%
1831 7 +0.0%
1832 7 +0.0%
1833 7 +0.0%
1834 7 +0.0%
1835 7 +0.0%
1836 7 +0.0%
1837 7 +0.0%
1838 7 +0.0%
1839 7 +0.0%
1840 7 +0.0%
1841 7 +0.0%
1842 7 +0.0%
1843 7 +0.0%
1844 7 +0.0%
1845 7 +0.0%
1846 7 +0.0%
1847 7 +0.0%
1848 7 +0.0%
1849 7 +0.0%
1850 7 +0.0%
1851 7 +0.0%
1852 7 +0.0%
1853 7 +0.0%
1854 7 +0.0%
1855 7 +0.0%
1856 7 +0.0%
1857 7 +0.0%
1858 7 +0.0%
1859 7 +0.0%
1860 7 +0.0%
1861 7 +0.0%
1862 7 +0.0%
1863 7 +0.0%
1864 7 +0.0%
1865 7 +0.0%
1866 7 +0.0%
1867 7 +0.0%
1868 7 +0.0%
1869 7 +0.0%
1870 7 +0.0%
1871 7 +0.0%
1872 7 +0.0%
1873 7 +0.0%
1874 7 +0.0%
1875 7 +0.0%
1876 7 +0.0%
1877 7 +0.0%
1878 7 +0.0%
1879 7 +0.0%
1880 7 +0.0%
1881 7 +0.0%
1882 7 +0.0%
1883 7 +0.0%
1884 7 +0.0%
1885 7 +0.0%
1886 7 +0.0%
1887 7 +0.0%
1888 7 +0.0%
1889 7 +0.0%
1890 7 +0.0%
1891 7 +0.0%
1892 7 +0.0%
1893 7 +0.0%
1894 7 +0.0%
1895 7 +0.0%
1896 7 +0.0%
1897 7 +0.0%
1898 7 +0.0%
1899 7 +0.0%
1900 7 +0.0%
1901 7 +0.0%
1902 7 +0.0%
1903 7 +0.0%
1904 7 +0.0%
1905 7 +0.0%
1906 7 +0.0%
1907 7 +0.0%
1908 7 +0.0%
1909 7 +0.0%
1910 7 +0.0%
1911 7 +0.0%
1912 7 +0.0%
1913 7 +0.0%
1914 7 +0.0%
1915 7 +0.0%
1916 7 +0.0%
1917 7 +0.0%
1918 7 +0.0%
1919 7 +0.0%
1920 7 +0.0%
1921 7 +0.0%
1922 7 +0.0%
1923 7 +0.0%
1924 7 +0.0%
1925 7 +0.0%
1926 7 +0.0%
1927 7 +0.0%
1928 7 +0.0%
1929 7 +0.0%
1930 7 +0.0%
1931 7 +0.0%
1932 7 +0.0%
1933 7 +0.0%
1934 7 +0.0%
1935 7 +0.0%
1936 7 +0.0%
1937 7 +0.0%
1938 7 +0.0%
1939 7 +0.0%
1940 7 +0.0%
1941 7 +0.0%
1942 7 +0.0%
1943 7 +0.0%
1944 7 +0.0%
1945 7 +0.0%
1946 7 +0.0%
1947 7 +0.0%
1948 7 +0.0%
1949 7 +0.0%
1950 7 +0.0%
1951 7 +0.0%
1952 7 +0.0%
1953 7 +0.0%
1954 7 +0.0%
1955 7 +0.0%
1956 7 +0.0%
1957 7 +0.0%
1958 7 +0.0%
1959 7 +0.0%
1960 7 +0.0%
1961 7 +0.0%
1962 7 +0.0%
1963 7 +0.0%
1964 7 +0.0%
1965 7 +0.0%
1966 7 +0.0%
1967 7 +0.0%
1968 7 +0.0%
1969 7 +0.0%
1970 7 +0.0%
1971 7 +0.0%
1972 7 +0.0%
1973 7 +0.0%
1974 7 +0.0%
1975 7 +0.0%
1976 7 +0.0%
1977 7 +0.0%
1978 7 +0.0%
1979 7 +0.0%
1980 7 +0.0%
1981 7 +0.0%
1982 7 +0.0%
1983 7 +0.0%
1984 7 +0.0%
1985 7 +0.0%
1986 7 +0.0%
1987 7 +0.0%
1988 7 +0.0%
1989 7 +0.0%
1990 7 +0.0%
1991 7 +0.0%
1992 7 +0.0%
1993 7 +0.0%
1994 7 +0.0%
1995 7 +0.0%
1996 7 +0.0%
1997 7 +0.0%
1998 7 +0.0%
1999 7 +0.0%
2000 7 +0.0%
2001 7 +0.0%
2002 7 +0.0%
2003 7 +0.0%
2004 7 +0.0%
2005 7 +0.0%
2006 7 +0.0%
2007 7 +0.0%
2008 7 +0.0%
2009 7 +0.0%
2010 7 +0.0%
2011 7 +0.0%
2012 7 +0.0%
2013 7 +0.0%
2014 7 +0.0%
2015 7 +0.0%
2016 7 +0.0%
2017 7 +0.0%
2018 7 +0.0%

United Kingdom compared with similar countries

  • United Kingdom's 7 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • United Kingdom's 7 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1800s 7 7 7 10
1810s 7 7 7 10
1820s 7 7 7 10
1830s 7 7 7 10
1840s 7 7 7 10
1850s 7 7 7 10
1860s 7 7 7 10
1870s 7 7 7 10
1880s 7 7 7 10
1890s 7 7 7 10
1900s 7 7 7 10
1910s 7 7 7 10
1920s 7 7 7 10
1930s 7 7 7 10
1940s 7 7 7 10
1950s 7 7 7 10
1960s 7 7 7 10
1970s 7 7 7 10
1980s 7 7 7 10
1990s 7 7 7 10
2000s 7 7 7 10
2010s 7 7 7 9

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 1 Albania 7 compare
  2. 1 Argentina 7 compare
  3. 1 Australia 7 compare
  4. 1 Austria 7 compare
  5. 1 Belgium 7 compare
  6. 1 Botswana 7 compare
  7. 1 Bulgaria 7 compare
  8. 1 Canada 7 compare
  9. 1 Cape Verde 7 compare
  10. 1 Central African Republic 7 compare
  11. 1 Chile 7 compare
  12. 1 Costa Rica 7 compare
  13. 1 Croatia 7 compare
  14. 1 Cyprus 7 compare
  15. 1 Czechia 7 compare
  16. 1 Denmark 7 compare
  17. 1 East Timor 7 compare
  18. 1 Estonia 7 compare
  19. 1 Finland 7 compare
  20. 1 France 7 compare
  21. 1 Germany 7 compare
  22. 1 Greece 7 compare
  23. 1 Guatemala 7 compare
  24. 1 Hungary 7 compare
  25. 1 India 7 compare
  26. 1 Indonesia 7 compare
  27. 1 Ireland 7 compare
  28. 1 Israel 7 compare
  29. 1 Italy 7 compare
  30. 1 Jamaica 7 compare
  31. 1 Japan 7 compare
  32. 1 Kenya 7 compare
  33. 1 Kyrgyzstan 7 compare
  34. 1 Latvia 7 compare
  35. 1 Lesotho 7 compare
  36. 1 Lithuania 7 compare
  37. 1 Luxembourg 7 compare
  38. 1 Mauritius 7 compare
  39. 1 Moldova 7 compare
  40. 1 Mongolia 7 compare
  41. 1 Montenegro 7 compare
  42. 1 Myanmar 7 compare
  43. 1 Netherlands 7 compare
  44. 1 New Zealand 7 compare
  45. 1 North Macedonia 7 compare
  46. 1 Norway 7 compare
  47. 1 Paraguay 7 compare
  48. 1 Peru 7 compare
  49. 1 Poland 7 compare
  50. 1 Portugal 7 compare
  51. 1 Romania 7 compare
  52. 1 Serbia 7 compare
  53. 1 Slovakia 7 compare
  54. 1 Slovenia 7 compare
  55. 1 Solomon Islands 7 compare
  56. 1 South Africa 7 compare
  57. 1 Spain 7 compare
  58. 1 Sweden 7 compare
  59. 1 Switzerland 7 compare
  60. 1 Taiwan 7 compare
  61. 1 Trinidad and Tobago 7 compare
  62. 1 Uruguay 7 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is constraints on the executive score in United Kingdom?
Constraints on the executive score in United Kingdom was 7 in 2018, according to Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest constraints on the executive score recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 7 in 1800.
What is the lowest constraints on the executive score recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 7 in 1800.
How does United Kingdom rank for constraints on the executive score?
United Kingdom ranks 1st out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
Is constraints on the executive score rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United Kingdom 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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Indicator
Constraints on the Executive Score
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
167 places, 17,813 data points, 1789–2020
Last refreshed

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.