Afghanistan vs Cameroon: Legislative Checks on Government Index
Afghanistan
0.174
in 2024
Cameroon
0.186
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
141st
Cameroon rank
139th
Legislative Checks on Government Index over time
- Afghanistan
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.186 against 0.174 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.012.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 141st and Cameroon ranks 139th of 174 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Cameroon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.227 | 0.224 | 0.003 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.2443 | 0.224 | 0.0203 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.174 | 0.224 | 0.05 | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 0.1857 | 0.262 | 0.0763 | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.5652 | 0.242 | 0.3232 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.6322 | 0.2185 | 0.4137 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.2494 | 0.178 | 0.0714 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Afghanistan or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 0.186 against 0.174 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Afghanistan and Cameroon?
- 0.012, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Cameroon?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Cameroon rank globally for legislative checks on government index?
- Afghanistan ranks 141st and Cameroon ranks 139th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Legislative Checks on Government Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the legislature, including opposition parties, questions executive officials and oversees and investigates the executive.