Separation of powers score
What you should know about this indicator
- Score of 1: There is no separation of powers, neither de jure nor de facto.
- Score of 4: The separation of powers is formally established but weak in practice. One branch, generally the executive, has largely undermined checks and balances.
- Score of 7: The separation of powers is in place and functioning. Checks and balances are occasionally subject to interference, but a restoration of balance is sought.
- Score of 10: There is a clear separation of powers with mutual checks and balances.
- The remaining scores are intermediate categories.
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“Data Page: Separation of powers score”, part of the following publication: Bastian Herre, Lucas Rodés-Guirao and Esteban Ortiz-Ospina (2013) - “Democracy”. Data adapted from Bertelsmann Transformation Index. Retrieved from https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/separation-of-powers-score-bti [online resource]
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Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. “Separation of powers score” [dataset]. Bertelsmann Transformation Index, “Bertelsmann Transformation Index, Scores” [original data]. Retrieved November 5, 2024 from https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/separation-of-powers-score-bti