Separation of Powers Score by country
Indicates the extent of mutual checks and balances on political powers.
Countries reporting
128
Highest
10
Chile
Lowest
1
Yemen
Median
4
Years covered
21
2005–2025
Data points
1,394
What the numbers show
Separation of Powers Score is currently reported for 128 countries. The highest value is 10 in Chile; the lowest is 1 in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 4, and the mean is 4.3.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 68 fell. The largest increase was in Sri Lanka (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Niger (down 87.5%).
Separation of Powers Score: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Czechia | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lithuania | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Uruguay | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Taiwan | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Brazil | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Latvia | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 11 | Bhutan | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 8 | 2025 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 11 | Ghana | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Jamaica | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 11 | South Korea | 8 | 2025 | down 11.1% | flat |
| 16 | Albania | 7 | 2025 | up 75.0% | flat |
| 16 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7 | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 16 | Botswana | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Colombia | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 16 | Ecuador | 7 | 2025 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 16 | Croatia | 7 | 2025 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 16 | Indonesia | 7 | 2025 | down 22.2% | flat |
| 16 | North Macedonia | 7 | 2025 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 16 | Mongolia | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 16 | Mauritius | 7 | 2025 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 16 | Nepal | 7 | 2025 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 16 | Papua New Guinea | 7 | 2025 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 16 | Poland | 7 | 2025 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 16 | Paraguay | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 16 | Slovakia | 7 | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 16 | South Africa | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 32 | Argentina | 6 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 32 | Armenia | 6 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 6 | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 32 | India | 6 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 32 | Iraq | 6 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 32 | Kenya | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Liberia | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 32 | Sri Lanka | 6 | 2025 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 32 | Moldova | 6 | 2025 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 32 | Montenegro | 6 | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 32 | Malawi | 6 | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 32 | Namibia | 6 | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 32 | Romania | 6 | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 32 | Senegal | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 46 | Benin | 5 | 2025 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 46 | Mexico | 5 | 2025 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 46 | Nigeria | 5 | 2025 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 46 | Panama | 5 | 2025 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 46 | Peru | 5 | 2025 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 46 | Ukraine | 5 | 2025 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 52 | Bolivia | 4 | 2025 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 52 | Central African Republic | 4 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 52 | Georgia | 4 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 52 | Guatemala | 4 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 52 | Honduras | 4 | 2025 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 52 | Hungary | 4 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 52 | Lebanon | 4 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 52 | Lesotho | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 52 | Madagascar | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 52 | Malaysia | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 52 | Philippines | 4 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 52 | Singapore | 4 | 2025 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 52 | Sierra Leone | 4 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 52 | Serbia | 4 | 2025 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 52 | Uganda | 4 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 52 | Zambia | 4 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 68 | Angola | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 68 | Bangladesh | 3 | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 68 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3 | 2025 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 68 | Cameroon | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 68 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 68 | Algeria | 3 | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 68 | Ethiopia | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 68 | Jordan | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 68 | Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 68 | Kuwait | 3 | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 68 | Mauritania | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 68 | Pakistan | 3 | 2025 | down 25.0% | flat |
| 68 | El Salvador | 3 | 2025 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 68 | Togo | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 68 | Tunisia | 3 | 2025 | down 57.1% | rising |
| 68 | Turkey | 3 | 2025 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 68 | Tanzania | 3 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 68 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 68 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 87 | United Arab Emirates | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 87 | Azerbaijan | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 87 | Burundi | 2 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 87 | Bahrain | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 87 | Belarus | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 87 | Congo | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 87 | Egypt | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 87 | Haiti | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 87 | Iran | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 87 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 87 | Laos | 2 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 87 | Libya | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Morocco | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 87 | Mozambique | 2 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 87 | Nicaragua | 2 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 87 | Qatar | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 87 | Russia | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 87 | Rwanda | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 87 | South Sudan | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 87 | Thailand | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 87 | Tajikistan | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 87 | Turkmenistan | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Venezuela | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 87 | Vietnam | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 111 | Afghanistan | 1 | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 111 | Burkina Faso | 1 | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 111 | China | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 111 | Cuba | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 111 | Eritrea | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 111 | Guinea | 1 | 2025 | down 80.0% | falling |
| 111 | Cambodia | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 111 | Mali | 1 | 2025 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 111 | Myanmar | 1 | 2025 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Niger | 1 | 2025 | down 87.5% | falling |
| 111 | Oman | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 111 | North Korea | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 111 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 111 | Sudan | 1 | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 111 | Somalia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 111 | Syria | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 111 | Chad | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 111 | Yemen | 1 | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
About this data
Indicates the extent of mutual checks and balances on political powers.