How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Cape Verde?

110 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

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.

Argentina vs Cape Verde: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Argentina

0.8

in 2025

Cape Verde

0.807

in 2025

Argentina rank

52nd

Cape Verde rank

51st

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Argentina
Cape Verde

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0.807 against 0.8 in Argentina, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Argentina ranks 52nd and Cape Verde ranks 51st of 174 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Cape Verde in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Cape Verde	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.5622	0.743	0.1808	Cape Verde
1910s	0.631	0.743	0.112	Cape Verde
1920s	0.6583	0.743	0.0847	Cape Verde
1930s	0.6286	0.743	0.1144	Cape Verde
1940s	0.4976	0.743	0.2454	Cape Verde
1950s	0.4189	0.743	0.3241	Cape Verde
1960s	0.6816	0.743	0.0614	Cape Verde
1970s	0.5028	0.6365	0.1338	Cape Verde
1980s	0.6776	0.502	0.1756	Argentina
1990s	0.6909	0.8611	0.1702	Cape Verde
2000s	0.7442	0.905	0.1608	Cape Verde
2010s	0.7553	0.9116	0.1563	Cape Verde
2020s	0.7663	0.8505	0.0842	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Argentina or Cape Verde?: Cape Verde, at 0.807 against 0.8 in Argentina as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Argentina and Cape Verde?: 0.007, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Cape Verde?: 110 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Cape Verde rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Argentina ranks 52nd and Cape Verde ranks 51st 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

Indicator: Legislative Checks on Government Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 174 places, 23,601 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the legislature, including opposition parties, questions executive officials and oversees and investigates the executive.