Judicial constraints on executive - Country rankings

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Judicial constraints on executive, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 47 countries was 0.471 index points. The highest value was in the Seychelles: 0.959 index points and the lowest value was in Equatorial Guinea: 0.01 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
Seychelles 0.959 1 1960 - 2023
Tanzania 0.909 2 1960 - 2023
Cape Verde 0.878 3 1960 - 2023
Zambia 0.866 4 1960 - 2023
Gambia 0.86 5 1960 - 2023
South Africa 0.858 6 1960 - 2023
Ghana 0.831 7 1960 - 2023
Malawi 0.823 8 1960 - 2023
Lesotho 0.814 9 1960 - 2023
Namibia 0.805 10 1960 - 2023
Botswana 0.795 11 1960 - 2023
Kenya 0.788 12 1960 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0.743 13 1960 - 2023
Mauritius 0.719 14 1960 - 2023
Niger 0.671 15 1960 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0.66 16 1960 - 2023
Senegal 0.622 17 1960 - 2023
Burkina Faso 0.618 18 1960 - 2023
Mozambique 0.596 19 1960 - 2023
Liberia 0.591 20 1960 - 2023
Uganda 0.589 21 1960 - 2023
Benin 0.517 22 1960 - 2023
Mali 0.493 23 1960 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0.437 24 1960 - 2023
Ivory Coast 0.427 25 1960 - 2023
Nigeria 0.427 26 1960 - 2023
Swaziland 0.323 27 1960 - 2023
Zimbabwe 0.277 28 1960 - 2023
Madagascar 0.274 29 1960 - 2023
Gabon 0.267 30 1960 - 2023
Guinea 0.244 31 1960 - 2023
Angola 0.235 32 1960 - 2023
R. of Congo 0.235 33 1960 - 2023
Sudan 0.222 34 1960 - 2023
Mauritania 0.221 35 1960 - 2023
Togo 0.213 36 1960 - 2023
Ethiopia 0.209 37 1960 - 2023
Somalia 0.184 38 1960 - 2023
Comoros 0.181 39 1960 - 2023
DR Congo 0.181 40 1960 - 2023
Rwanda 0.166 41 1960 - 2023
Cameroon 0.14 42 1961 - 2023
C.A. Republic 0.112 43 1960 - 2023
Burundi 0.057 44 1960 - 2023
Chad 0.047 45 1960 - 2023
Eritrea 0.032 46 1960 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 0.01 47 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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1. Seychelles
2. Tanzania
3. Cape Verde
4. Zambia
5. Gambia
6. South Africa
7. Ghana
8. Malawi
9. Lesotho
10. Namibia
11. Botswana
12. Kenya
13. S.T.&Principe
14. Mauritius
15. Niger
16. Sierra Leone
17. Senegal
18. Burkina Faso
19. Mozambique
20. Liberia
21. Uganda
22. Benin
23. Mali
24. G.-Bissau
25. Ivory Coast
26. Nigeria
27. Swaziland
28. Zimbabwe
29. Madagascar
30. Gabon
31. Guinea
32. Angola
33. R. of Congo
34. Sudan
35. Mauritania
36. Togo
37. Ethiopia
38. Somalia
39. Comoros
40. DR Congo
41. Rwanda
42. Cameroon
43. C.A. Republic
44. Burundi
45. Chad
46. Eritrea
47. Eq. Guinea
0.959
0.909
0.878
0.866
0.860
0.858
0.831
0.823
0.814
0.805
0.795
0.788
0.743
0.719
0.671
0.660
0.622
0.618
0.596
0.591
0.589
0.517
0.493
0.437
0.427
0.427
0.323
0.277
0.274
0.267
0.244
0.235
0.235
0.222
0.221
0.213
0.209
0.184
0.181
0.181
0.166
0.140
0.112
0.057
0.047
0.032
0.010
0
0.2
0.5
0.7
0.96


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