Legislative constraints on the executive index in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Legislative constraints on the executive index was 0.95 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.95
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
10th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.964
in 2019
All-time low
0.765
in 1939
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Legislative constraints on the executive index in United Kingdom, 1789–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for legislative constraints on the executive index in United Kingdom is 0.95, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, legislative constraints on the executive index in United Kingdom peaked at 0.964 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.765, in 1939.
United Kingdom ranks 10th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.
Legislative constraints on the executive index in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.792 | — |
| 1790 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.784 | -1.0% |
| 1915 | 0.784 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.784 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.784 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.784 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.786 | +0.3% |
| 1920 | 0.786 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.786 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.786 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.792 | +0.8% |
| 1924 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.768 | -3.0% |
| 1932 | 0.768 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.768 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.768 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.768 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.768 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.768 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.768 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.765 | -0.4% |
| 1940 | 0.765 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.765 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.765 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.765 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.765 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.779 | +1.8% |
| 1946 | 0.788 | +1.2% |
| 1947 | 0.788 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.788 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.788 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.788 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.788 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.788 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.788 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.788 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.788 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.788 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.788 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.788 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.788 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.788 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.788 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.788 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.788 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.862 | +9.4% |
| 1965 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.885 | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.885 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.885 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.899 | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.881 | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.881 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.921 | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.921 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.921 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.921 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.921 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.921 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.921 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.921 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.921 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.925 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.951 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.952 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.951 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.951 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.951 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.951 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.951 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.95 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.952 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.955 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.955 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.955 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.955 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.955 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.955 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.955 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.955 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.964 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.951 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.945 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.938 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.946 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.937 | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.95 | +1.4% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.95 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.871, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.95 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8195, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.792 | 0.792 | 0.792 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.792 | 0.792 | 0.792 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.792 | 0.792 | 0.792 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.792 | 0.792 | 0.792 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.792 | 0.792 | 0.792 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.792 | 0.792 | 0.792 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.792 | 0.792 | 0.792 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.792 | 0.792 | 0.792 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.792 | 0.792 | 0.792 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.792 | 0.792 | 0.792 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.792 | 0.792 | 0.792 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.792 | 0.792 | 0.792 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.792 | 0.792 | 0.792 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.7874 | 0.784 | 0.792 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7902 | 0.786 | 0.792 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.7701 | 0.765 | 0.792 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7756 | 0.765 | 0.788 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.788 | 0.788 | 0.788 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8324 | 0.788 | 0.862 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8893 | 0.862 | 0.899 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.917 | 0.881 | 0.921 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9435 | 0.925 | 0.952 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.951 | 0.95 | 0.952 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9556 | 0.952 | 0.964 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9445 | 0.937 | 0.951 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 7 Costa Rica 0.956 compare
- 7 Netherlands 0.956 compare
- 7 Switzerland 0.956 compare
- 11 France 0.946 compare
- 12 South Korea 0.942 compare
- 13 Australia 0.94 compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.01 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.81 (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is legislative constraints on the executive index in United Kingdom?
- Legislative constraints on the executive index in United Kingdom was 0.95 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest legislative constraints on the executive index recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.964 in 2019.
- What is the lowest legislative constraints on the executive index recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.765 in 1939.
- How does United Kingdom rank for legislative constraints on the executive index?
- United Kingdom ranks 10th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is legislative constraints on the executive index rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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