Apparently not.

According to Italian Wikipedia, during the years of Mussolini's rule in Italy there were 183 people sentenced to death, of which 118 were actually carried out. (EDIT: I misread. Those numbers are from 1931-43 only, so the actual number of executions could be higher. Doesn't change the conclusion)

But if we look at executions in Texas and compare it with the terms of Governors of Texas, we can very quickly see that Ann Richards, Governor from 1991 to 1995, only oversaw 50 executions during her term.

And voila! Not true, without breaking the 20-year rule and without even having to count any further back than Richards.

Does he mean that Mussolini personally ordered less executions, or were less people executed?