Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Armenia or India?

Armenia, at 0.513 against 0.483 in India as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and India?

106 years are reported by both, from 1918 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.

Armenia vs India: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Armenia

0.513

in 2025

India

0.483

in 2025

Armenia rank

100th

India rank

103rd

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Armenia
India

How they compare

Armenia currently reports 0.513 against 0.483 in India, a difference of 0.03.

That makes Armenia's figure about 1.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1918 it was India ahead.

Armenia ranks 100th and India ranks 103rd of 174 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Armenia	India	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.1165	0.142	0.0255	India
1920s	0.0642	0.142	0.0778	India
1930s	0.051	0.2945	0.2435	India
1940s	0.051	0.4145	0.3635	India
1950s	0.051	0.8042	0.7532	India
1960s	0.051	0.804	0.753	India
1970s	0.051	0.7864	0.7354	India
1980s	0.1058	0.842	0.7362	India
1990s	0.3351	0.842	0.5069	India
2000s	0.2544	0.842	0.5876	India
2010s	0.39	0.7794	0.3894	India
2020s	0.585	0.6098	0.0248	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Armenia or India?: Armenia, at 0.513 against 0.483 in India as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Armenia and India?: 0.03, with Armenia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and India?: 106 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Armenia and India rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Armenia ranks 100th and India ranks 103rd 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.