Finland: Legislative constraints on executive

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 Finland

Legislative constraints on executive

 Latest value 0.966
 Year 2024
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1960 - 2024
 Average 0.967
 Min - Max 0.956 - 0.979
 Source Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
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The latest value from 2024 is 0.966 index points, unchanged from 0.966 index points in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 0.558 index points, based on data from 168 countries. Historically, the average for Finland from 1960 to 2024 is 0.967 index points. The minimum value, 0.956 index points, was reached in 2015 while the maximum of 0.979 index points was recorded in 2021. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Finland: Legislative constraints on executive
 2024 0.966
 2023 0.966
 2022 0.970
 2021 0.979
 2020 0.975
 2019 0.969
 2018 0.976
 2017 0.976




Definition: The extent to which legislature and government agencies (for example, comptroller general, general prosecutor, or ombudsman) are capable of questioning, investigating, and exercising oversight over the executive.

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