Two spans, side by side · per-year rates
George Bush vs Obama
Every countable outcome of each span, with per-year rates so different lengths compare fairly. Rates say how much happened, not whether it was good.
| George Bush | Obama | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Legislative | |||
| Laws enacted | 1,817227/yr #5/10 | 1,290161/yr #8/10 | |
| Notable laws | 849106/yr #1/10 | 69287/yr #2/10 | |
| New senators | 394.9/yr | 536.6/yr | |
| New representatives | 20025/yr | 24531/yr | |
| Executive | |||
| Executive orders signed | 29136/yr #4/5 | 27835/yr #5/5 | |
| Executive orders revoked | 567.0/yr #3/5 | 516.4/yr #4/5 | |
| Nominees confirmed | 3,124391/yr #2/8 | 2,540318/yr #7/8 | |
| Final rules published | 31,8873,987/yr #1/5 | 29,0083,627/yr #2/5 | |
| Significant rules | 2,262283/yr #3/5 | 3,038380/yr #1/5 | |
| Agencies established | 526.5/yr | 202.5/yr | |
| Agencies abolished | 141.8/yr | 111.4/yr | |
| Judicial | |||
| Federal judges commissioned | 32941/yr #10/45 | 33041/yr #9/45 | |
| Appeals judges | 627.8/yr #9/45 | 556.9/yr #11/45 | |
| Supreme Court seats filled | 2 | 2 | |
| Precedents overruled | 151.9/yr #11/45 | 91.1/yr #15/45 | |
| Landmark rulings | 303.8/yr #10/45 | 243.0/yr #13/45 | |
| Fiscal | |||
| Real federal spending change over the span, inflation-adjusted | +58% | +0.6% | |
| Public debt added trillions | $4.90T$0.61T/yr | $9.32T$1.16T/yr | |
| Military | |||
| War operations spending trillions, DoD obligations | $0.63T$0.08T/yr | $0.78T$0.10T/yr | |
| Troops abroad, change | 125,457 | −169,805 | |
| Armed conflicts entered | 6 | 5 | |
| Armed conflicts exited | 2 | 2 | |
| Constitution | |||
| Constitutional amendments | 0 | 0 | |
Each span is its own CivicDiff comparison (click a span above for the full diff). "n/a" means the data doesn't cover that span: full law counts begin in 1973, executive orders and rules in 1994, nominations in 1981. Spending and troop changes are over the whole span, not per year.