Legislative constraints on executive - Country rankings
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Legislative constraints on executive, 2023:
The average for 2023 based on 27 countries was 0.864 index points. The highest value was in Sweden: 0.99 index points and the lowest value was in Hungary: 0.509 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 | Legislative constraints on executive, 2023 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 0.99 | 1 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Germany | 0.98 | 2 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Denmark | 0.968 | 3 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Netherlands | 0.968 | 4 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Finland | 0.965 | 5 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Lithuania | 0.957 | 6 | 1990 - 2023 |
| Czechia | 0.954 | 7 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Estonia | 0.95 | 8 | 1990 - 2023 |
| Italy | 0.948 | 9 | 1960 - 2023 |
| France | 0.947 | 10 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Bulgaria | 0.944 | 11 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Austria | 0.924 | 12 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Slovakia | 0.918 | 13 | 1993 - 2023 |
| Luxembourg | 0.908 | 14 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Slovenia | 0.908 | 15 | 1989 - 2023 |
| Belgium | 0.892 | 16 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Ireland | 0.886 | 17 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Latvia | 0.854 | 18 | 1990 - 2023 |
| Croatia | 0.853 | 19 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Portugal | 0.835 | 20 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Poland | 0.814 | 21 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Spain | 0.809 | 22 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Cyprus | 0.757 | 23 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Malta | 0.694 | 24 | 1963 - 2023 |
| Romania | 0.6 | 25 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Greece | 0.592 | 26 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Hungary | 0.509 | 27 | 1960 - 2023 |
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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