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Unwritten Constitution Countries

Israel has the highest Year Established (1950), followed by Canada (1867) and New Zealand (1840). United Kingdom has the lowest (1215).

LawPolitics & Government6 countries · 2 metricsUpdated Jun 15, 2023Original page
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Year EstablishedBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →
6 of 235 countries

Year Established

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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
1825
Middle half 1653 – 1860
Average
1714
6 countries
Highest
1950
Israel
Lowest
1215
United Kingdom

Data

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6 countries · # = rank by Year Established
#
1IsraelBasic Laws of Israel1950
2CanadaConstitution of Canada1867
3New ZealandConstitution of New Zealand1840
4SwedenBasic Laws of Sweden1810
5San MarinoConstitution of San Marino1600
6United KingdomConstitution of the United Kingdom1215

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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Year Established?
Israel has the highest Year Established, at 1950, followed by Canada (1867) and New Zealand (1840).
Which country has the lowest Year Established?
United Kingdom has the lowest Year Established, at 1215.
What is the median Year Established across countries?
The median is 1825 across the 6 countries with data.
Where does this unwritten constitution countries data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Wikipedia.