Legislative constraints on the executive index in Mexico

Mexico: Legislative constraints on the executive index was 0.268 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.268
Change on year
up 10.3%
World rank
134th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.751
in 1836
All-time low
0.028
in 1935
Years of data
236
1789–2025

Legislative constraints on the executive index in Mexico, 1789–2025

00.20.40.60.8178919072025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for legislative constraints on the executive index in Mexico is 0.268, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% on the previous year and down 53.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, legislative constraints on the executive index in Mexico peaked at 0.751 in 1836 and was at its lowest, 0.028, in 1935.

That places Mexico 134th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Legislative constraints on the executive index in Mexico, 1789 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1789 0.096 —
1790 0.096 +0.0%
1791 0.096 +0.0%
1792 0.096 +0.0%
1793 0.096 +0.0%
1794 0.096 +0.0%
1795 0.096 +0.0%
1796 0.096 +0.0%
1797 0.096 +0.0%
1798 0.096 +0.0%
1799 0.096 +0.0%
1800 0.096 +0.0%
1801 0.096 +0.0%
1802 0.096 +0.0%
1803 0.096 +0.0%
1804 0.096 +0.0%
1805 0.096 +0.0%
1806 0.096 +0.0%
1807 0.096 +0.0%
1808 0.096 +0.0%
1809 0.096 +0.0%
1810 0.193 +101.0%
1811 0.193 +0.0%
1812 0.679 +251.8%
1814 0.591 -13.0%
1815 0.591 +0.0%
1816 0.293 -50.4%
1817 0.293 +0.0%
1818 0.293 +0.0%
1819 0.293 +0.0%
1820 0.614 +109.6%
1821 0.614 +0.0%
1822 0.653 +6.4%
1823 0.653 +0.0%
1824 0.653 +0.0%
1825 0.653 +0.0%
1826 0.653 +0.0%
1827 0.653 +0.0%
1828 0.653 +0.0%
1829 0.653 +0.0%
1830 0.653 +0.0%
1831 0.653 +0.0%
1832 0.653 +0.0%
1833 0.653 +0.0%
1834 0.653 +0.0%
1835 0.653 +0.0%
1836 0.751 +15.0%
1837 0.751 +0.0%
1838 0.751 +0.0%
1839 0.751 +0.0%
1840 0.751 +0.0%
1841 0.667 -11.2%
1842 0.667 +0.0%
1843 0.667 +0.0%
1844 0.667 +0.0%
1845 0.667 +0.0%
1846 0.667 +0.0%
1847 0.667 +0.0%
1848 0.667 +0.0%
1849 0.667 +0.0%
1850 0.667 +0.0%
1851 0.667 +0.0%
1852 0.667 +0.0%
1853 0.667 +0.0%
1854 0.667 +0.0%
1855 0.667 +0.0%
1856 0.667 +0.0%
1857 0.517 -22.5%
1858 0.517 +0.0%
1859 0.517 +0.0%
1860 0.517 +0.0%
1861 0.517 +0.0%
1862 0.517 +0.0%
1863 0.517 +0.0%
1864 0.517 +0.0%
1865 0.539 +4.3%
1866 0.539 +0.0%
1867 0.44 -18.4%
1868 0.44 +0.0%
1869 0.44 +0.0%
1870 0.44 +0.0%
1871 0.44 +0.0%
1872 0.44 +0.0%
1873 0.44 +0.0%
1874 0.44 +0.0%
1875 0.44 +0.0%
1876 0.178 -59.5%
1877 0.054 -69.7%
1878 0.054 +0.0%
1879 0.054 +0.0%
1880 0.054 +0.0%
1881 0.054 +0.0%
1882 0.054 +0.0%
1883 0.054 +0.0%
1884 0.054 +0.0%
1885 0.054 +0.0%
1886 0.054 +0.0%
1887 0.054 +0.0%
1888 0.054 +0.0%
1889 0.054 +0.0%
1890 0.054 +0.0%
1891 0.054 +0.0%
1892 0.054 +0.0%
1893 0.054 +0.0%
1894 0.054 +0.0%
1895 0.054 +0.0%
1896 0.054 +0.0%
1897 0.054 +0.0%
1898 0.054 +0.0%
1899 0.054 +0.0%
1900 0.054 +0.0%
1901 0.054 +0.0%
1902 0.054 +0.0%
1903 0.054 +0.0%
1904 0.054 +0.0%
1905 0.054 +0.0%
1906 0.054 +0.0%
1907 0.054 +0.0%
1908 0.054 +0.0%
1909 0.054 +0.0%
1910 0.054 +0.0%
1911 0.228 +322.2%
1912 0.267 +17.1%
1913 0.233 -12.7%
1914 0.343 +47.2%
1915 0.343 +0.0%
1916 0.343 +0.0%
1917 0.318 -7.3%
1918 0.24 -24.5%
1919 0.24 +0.0%
1920 0.24 +0.0%
1921 0.249 +3.8%
1922 0.249 +0.0%
1923 0.249 +0.0%
1924 0.239 -4.0%
1925 0.232 -2.9%
1926 0.232 +0.0%
1927 0.232 +0.0%
1928 0.232 +0.0%
1929 0.084 -63.8%
1930 0.074 -11.9%
1931 0.074 +0.0%
1932 0.074 +0.0%
1933 0.05 -32.4%
1934 0.05 +0.0%
1935 0.028 -44.0%
1936 0.028 +0.0%
1937 0.028 +0.0%
1938 0.028 +0.0%
1939 0.028 +0.0%
1940 0.028 +0.0%
1941 0.028 +0.0%
1942 0.028 +0.0%
1943 0.028 +0.0%
1944 0.028 +0.0%
1945 0.028 +0.0%
1946 0.028 +0.0%
1947 0.028 +0.0%
1948 0.028 +0.0%
1949 0.028 +0.0%
1950 0.028 +0.0%
1951 0.028 +0.0%
1952 0.028 +0.0%
1953 0.028 +0.0%
1954 0.028 +0.0%
1955 0.028 +0.0%
1956 0.028 +0.0%
1957 0.028 +0.0%
1958 0.028 +0.0%
1959 0.028 +0.0%
1960 0.028 +0.0%
1961 0.028 +0.0%
1962 0.028 +0.0%
1963 0.028 +0.0%
1964 0.028 +0.0%
1965 0.028 +0.0%
1966 0.028 +0.0%
1967 0.028 +0.0%
1968 0.028 +0.0%
1969 0.028 +0.0%
1970 0.028 +0.0%
1971 0.028 +0.0%
1972 0.028 +0.0%
1973 0.028 +0.0%
1974 0.028 +0.0%
1975 0.028 +0.0%
1976 0.028 +0.0%
1977 0.042 +50.0%
1978 0.042 +0.0%
1979 0.042 +0.0%
1980 0.042 +0.0%
1981 0.042 +0.0%
1982 0.059 +40.5%
1983 0.082 +39.0%
1984 0.082 +0.0%
1985 0.082 +0.0%
1986 0.082 +0.0%
1987 0.09 +9.8%
1988 0.128 +42.2%
1989 0.165 +28.9%
1990 0.165 +0.0%
1991 0.165 +0.0%
1992 0.165 +0.0%
1993 0.165 +0.0%
1994 0.295 +78.8%
1995 0.295 +0.0%
1996 0.295 +0.0%
1997 0.511 +73.2%
1998 0.536 +4.9%
1999 0.536 +0.0%
2000 0.746 +39.2%
2001 0.729 -2.3%
2002 0.729 +0.0%
2003 0.716 -1.8%
2004 0.716 +0.0%
2005 0.716 +0.0%
2006 0.716 +0.0%
2007 0.716 +0.0%
2008 0.716 +0.0%
2009 0.716 +0.0%
2010 0.707 -1.3%
2011 0.707 +0.0%
2012 0.707 +0.0%
2013 0.607 -14.1%
2014 0.607 +0.0%
2015 0.572 -5.8%
2016 0.591 +3.3%
2017 0.637 +7.8%
2018 0.573 -10.0%
2019 0.406 -29.1%
2020 0.434 +6.9%
2021 0.471 +8.5%
2022 0.387 -17.8%
2023 0.341 -11.9%
2024 0.243 -28.7%
2025 0.268 +10.3%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 0.268 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.599, 45% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 0.268 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.66, 41% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.096 0.096 0.096 1
1790s 0.096 0.096 0.096 10
1800s 0.096 0.096 0.096 10
1810s 0.3799 0.193 0.679 9
1820s 0.6452 0.614 0.653 10
1830s 0.6922 0.653 0.751 10
1840s 0.6754 0.667 0.751 10
1850s 0.622 0.517 0.667 10
1860s 0.4983 0.44 0.539 10
1870s 0.298 0.054 0.44 10
1880s 0.054 0.054 0.054 10
1890s 0.054 0.054 0.054 10
1900s 0.054 0.054 0.054 10
1910s 0.2609 0.054 0.343 10
1920s 0.2238 0.084 0.249 10
1930s 0.0462 0.028 0.074 10
1940s 0.028 0.028 0.028 10
1950s 0.028 0.028 0.028 10
1960s 0.028 0.028 0.028 10
1970s 0.0322 0.028 0.042 10
1980s 0.0854 0.042 0.165 10
1990s 0.3128 0.165 0.536 10
2000s 0.7216 0.716 0.746 10
2010s 0.6114 0.406 0.707 10
2020s 0.3573 0.243 0.471 6

Countries ranked near Mexico

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  2. 132 Algeria 0.273 compare
  3. 133 Niger 0.27 compare
  4. 135 Guyana 0.266 compare
  5. 136 Haiti 0.246 compare
  6. 137 South Sudan 0.236 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is legislative constraints on the executive index in Mexico?
Legislative constraints on the executive index in Mexico was 0.268 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest legislative constraints on the executive index recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.751 in 1836.
What is the lowest legislative constraints on the executive index recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.028 in 1935.
How does Mexico rank for legislative constraints on the executive index?
Mexico ranks 134th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
Is legislative constraints on the executive index rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mexico 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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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
Last refreshed