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Legislative constraints on the executive index in Austria

Austria: Legislative constraints on the executive index was 0.904 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.904
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
26th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.942
in 2016
All-time low
0.061
in 1934
Years of data
149
1848–2025

Legislative constraints on the executive index in Austria, 1848–2025

00.20.40.60.81184819362025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, legislative constraints on the executive index in Austria stood at 0.904.

The figure is down 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, legislative constraints on the executive index in Austria peaked at 0.942 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.061, in 1934.

That places Austria 26th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 149 years of available data.

Legislative constraints on the executive index in Austria, year by year

Year Value Change
1848 0.384 —
1849 0.384 +0.0%
1867 0.501 +30.5%
1873 0.517 +3.2%
1874 0.517 +0.0%
1875 0.517 +0.0%
1876 0.517 +0.0%
1877 0.517 +0.0%
1878 0.517 +0.0%
1879 0.517 +0.0%
1880 0.517 +0.0%
1881 0.517 +0.0%
1882 0.517 +0.0%
1883 0.517 +0.0%
1884 0.517 +0.0%
1885 0.517 +0.0%
1886 0.517 +0.0%
1887 0.517 +0.0%
1888 0.517 +0.0%
1889 0.517 +0.0%
1890 0.517 +0.0%
1891 0.517 +0.0%
1892 0.517 +0.0%
1893 0.517 +0.0%
1894 0.517 +0.0%
1895 0.517 +0.0%
1896 0.517 +0.0%
1897 0.517 +0.0%
1898 0.517 +0.0%
1899 0.517 +0.0%
1900 0.517 +0.0%
1901 0.517 +0.0%
1902 0.517 +0.0%
1903 0.517 +0.0%
1904 0.517 +0.0%
1905 0.517 +0.0%
1906 0.517 +0.0%
1907 0.517 +0.0%
1908 0.517 +0.0%
1909 0.517 +0.0%
1910 0.517 +0.0%
1911 0.517 +0.0%
1912 0.517 +0.0%
1913 0.517 +0.0%
1914 0.517 +0.0%
1915 0.517 +0.0%
1916 0.517 +0.0%
1917 0.517 +0.0%
1918 0.546 +5.6%
1919 0.613 +12.3%
1920 0.521 -15.0%
1921 0.656 +25.9%
1922 0.656 +0.0%
1923 0.656 +0.0%
1924 0.656 +0.0%
1925 0.656 +0.0%
1926 0.656 +0.0%
1927 0.656 +0.0%
1928 0.656 +0.0%
1929 0.656 +0.0%
1930 0.628 -4.3%
1931 0.628 +0.0%
1932 0.628 +0.0%
1933 0.062 -90.1%
1934 0.061 -1.6%
1935 0.061 +0.0%
1936 0.061 +0.0%
1937 0.061 +0.0%
1945 0.6 +883.6%
1946 0.669 +11.5%
1947 0.621 -7.2%
1948 0.631 +1.6%
1949 0.631 +0.0%
1950 0.631 +0.0%
1951 0.631 +0.0%
1952 0.631 +0.0%
1953 0.631 +0.0%
1954 0.631 +0.0%
1955 0.631 +0.0%
1956 0.631 +0.0%
1957 0.631 +0.0%
1958 0.631 +0.0%
1959 0.631 +0.0%
1960 0.631 +0.0%
1961 0.631 +0.0%
1962 0.631 +0.0%
1963 0.631 +0.0%
1964 0.631 +0.0%
1965 0.631 +0.0%
1966 0.666 +5.5%
1967 0.667 +0.2%
1968 0.667 +0.0%
1969 0.667 +0.0%
1970 0.725 +8.7%
1971 0.725 +0.0%
1972 0.725 +0.0%
1973 0.76 +4.8%
1974 0.76 +0.0%
1975 0.76 +0.0%
1976 0.769 +1.2%
1977 0.769 +0.0%
1978 0.769 +0.0%
1979 0.769 +0.0%
1980 0.769 +0.0%
1981 0.833 +8.3%
1982 0.833 +0.0%
1983 0.833 +0.0%
1984 0.833 +0.0%
1985 0.833 +0.0%
1986 0.833 +0.0%
1987 0.891 +7.0%
1988 0.911 +2.2%
1989 0.911 +0.0%
1990 0.892 -2.1%
1991 0.892 +0.0%
1992 0.892 +0.0%
1993 0.892 +0.0%
1994 0.892 +0.0%
1995 0.892 +0.0%
1996 0.892 +0.0%
1997 0.892 +0.0%
1998 0.892 +0.0%
1999 0.892 +0.0%
2000 0.909 +1.9%
2001 0.909 +0.0%
2002 0.909 +0.0%
2003 0.909 +0.0%
2004 0.909 +0.0%
2005 0.909 +0.0%
2006 0.909 +0.0%
2007 0.919 +1.1%
2008 0.919 +0.0%
2009 0.919 +0.0%
2010 0.919 +0.0%
2011 0.919 +0.0%
2012 0.919 +0.0%
2013 0.932 +1.4%
2014 0.94 +0.9%
2015 0.94 +0.0%
2016 0.942 +0.2%
2017 0.942 +0.0%
2018 0.942 +0.0%
2019 0.942 +0.0%
2020 0.937 -0.5%
2021 0.938 +0.1%
2022 0.909 -3.1%
2023 0.925 +1.8%
2024 0.904 -2.3%
2025 0.904 +0.0%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 0.904 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.871, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 0.904 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8195, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1840s 0.384 0.384 0.384 2
1860s 0.501 0.501 0.501 1
1870s 0.517 0.517 0.517 7
1880s 0.517 0.517 0.517 10
1890s 0.517 0.517 0.517 10
1900s 0.517 0.517 0.517 10
1910s 0.5295 0.517 0.613 10
1920s 0.6425 0.521 0.656 10
1930s 0.2737 0.061 0.628 8
1940s 0.6304 0.6 0.669 5
1950s 0.631 0.631 0.631 10
1960s 0.6453 0.631 0.667 10
1970s 0.7531 0.725 0.769 10
1980s 0.848 0.769 0.911 10
1990s 0.892 0.892 0.892 10
2000s 0.912 0.909 0.919 10
2010s 0.9337 0.919 0.942 10
2020s 0.9195 0.904 0.938 6

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 24 Thailand 0.916 compare
  2. 25 Italy 0.905 compare
  3. 27 Japan 0.901 compare
  4. 28 Bulgaria 0.9 compare
  5. 28 Colombia 0.9 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is legislative constraints on the executive index in Austria?
Legislative constraints on the executive index in Austria was 0.904 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest legislative constraints on the executive index recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 0.942 in 2016.
What is the lowest legislative constraints on the executive index recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.061 in 1934.
How does Austria rank for legislative constraints on the executive index?
Austria ranks 26th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
Is legislative constraints on the executive index rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Legislative constraints on the executive index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Legislative constraints on the executive index
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Coverage
174 places, 23,601 data points, 1789–2025
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