Judicial constraints on executive - Country rankings
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Judicial constraints on executive, 2023:
The average for 2023 based on 27 countries was 0.875 index points. The highest value was in Denmark: 0.988 index points and the lowest value was in Poland: 0.55 index points. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: index points; Source: Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
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| Countries | Judicial constraints on executive, 2023 | Global rank | Available data |
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| Denmark | 0.988 | 1 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Finland | 0.985 | 2 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Sweden | 0.979 | 3 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Ireland | 0.957 | 4 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Netherlands | 0.957 | 5 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Estonia | 0.955 | 6 | 1990 - 2023 |
| Germany | 0.948 | 7 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Lithuania | 0.948 | 8 | 1990 - 2023 |
| Portugal | 0.944 | 9 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Spain | 0.942 | 10 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Austria | 0.937 | 11 | 1960 - 2023 |
| France | 0.93 | 12 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Latvia | 0.929 | 13 | 1990 - 2023 |
| Slovakia | 0.909 | 14 | 1993 - 2023 |
| Croatia | 0.888 | 15 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Czechia | 0.883 | 16 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Belgium | 0.881 | 17 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Bulgaria | 0.877 | 18 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Luxembourg | 0.864 | 19 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Italy | 0.858 | 20 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Malta | 0.832 | 21 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Cyprus | 0.779 | 22 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Slovenia | 0.772 | 23 | 1989 - 2023 |
| Greece | 0.744 | 24 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Romania | 0.744 | 25 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Hungary | 0.637 | 26 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Poland | 0.55 | 27 | 1960 - 2023 |
Definition: The extent to which the executive branch respects the constitution and complies with court rulings and the extent to which the judiciary can act in an independent fashion.
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