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

Nigeria, at 0.514 against 0.513 in Armenia as of 2025.

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

107 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 Nigeria: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Armenia

0.513

in 2025

Nigeria

0.514

in 2025

Armenia rank

100th

Nigeria rank

99th

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Armenia
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.514 against 0.513 in Armenia, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 107 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Nigeria ahead.

Armenia ranks 100th and Nigeria ranks 99th of 174 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Armenia	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.1165	0.278	0.1615	Nigeria
1920s	0.0642	0.3249	0.2607	Nigeria
1930s	0.051	0.345	0.294	Nigeria
1940s	0.051	0.3534	0.3024	Nigeria
1950s	0.051	0.4336	0.3826	Nigeria
1960s	0.051	0.5506	0.4996	Nigeria
1970s	0.051	0.2032	0.1522	Nigeria
1980s	0.1058	0.7039	0.5981	Nigeria
1990s	0.3351	0.5428	0.2077	Nigeria
2000s	0.2544	0.764	0.5096	Nigeria
2010s	0.39	0.8069	0.4169	Nigeria
2020s	0.585	0.6425	0.0575	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Armenia or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 0.514 against 0.513 in Armenia as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Armenia and Nigeria?: 0.001, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Nigeria?: 107 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Armenia and Nigeria rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Armenia ranks 100th and Nigeria ranks 99th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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