Two spans, side by side · per-year rates
Trump I vs Biden
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.
| Trump I | Biden | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Legislative | |||
| Laws enacted | 786197/yr #7/10 | 636159/yr #9/10 | |
| Notable laws | 9524/yr #4/10 | 338.3/yr #9/10 | |
| New senators | 184.5/yr | 225.5/yr | |
| New representatives | 14837/yr | 14837/yr | |
| Executive | |||
| Executive orders signed | 22055/yr #2/5 | 16241/yr #3/5 | |
| Executive orders revoked | 215.3/yr #5/5 | 8521/yr #2/5 | |
| Nominees confirmed | 1,314329/yr #6/8 | 1,256314/yr #8/8 | |
| Final rules published | 12,9653,243/yr #3/5 | 12,6913,175/yr #4/5 | |
| Significant rules | 1,124281/yr #4/5 | 1,282321/yr #2/5 | |
| Agencies established | 61.5/yr | 41.0/yr | |
| Agencies abolished | 51.3/yr | 20.5/yr | |
| Judicial | |||
| Federal judges commissioned | 23759/yr #2/45 | 23559/yr #3/45 | |
| Appeals judges | 5414/yr #3/45 | 4511/yr #4/45 | |
| Supreme Court seats filled | 3 | 1 | |
| Precedents overruled | 82.0/yr #10/45 | 61.5/yr #14/45 | |
| Landmark rulings | 194.8/yr #4/45 | 174.3/yr #7/45 | |
| Fiscal | |||
| Real federal spending change over the span, inflation-adjusted | +57% | −13% | |
| Public debt added trillions | $7.81T$1.95T/yr | $8.45T$2.11T/yr | |
| Military | |||
| War operations spending trillions, DoD obligations | $0.19T$0.05T/yr | $0.18T$0.05T/yr | |
| Troops abroad, change | 2,565 | −15,479 | |
| Armed conflicts entered | 4 | 4 | |
| Armed conflicts exited | 3 | 6 | |
| 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.