Azerbaijan vs Saudi Arabia: Legislative Checks on Government Index
Azerbaijan
0.06
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.045
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
168th
Saudi Arabia rank
171st
Legislative Checks on Government Index over time
- Azerbaijan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 0.06 against 0.045 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.015.
That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.3 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1926 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 168th and Saudi Arabia ranks 171st of 174 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 7 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.051 | 0.083 | 0.032 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1930s | 0.051 | 0.0566 | 0.0056 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1940s | 0.051 | 0.05 | 0.001 | Azerbaijan |
| 1950s | 0.051 | 0.038 | 0.013 | Azerbaijan |
| 1960s | 0.051 | 0.0444 | 0.0066 | Azerbaijan |
| 1970s | 0.051 | 0.046 | 0.005 | Azerbaijan |
| 1980s | 0.1058 | 0.046 | 0.0598 | Azerbaijan |
| 1990s | 0.131 | 0.0628 | 0.0682 | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 0.063 | 0.0769 | 0.0139 | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.0641 | 0.0656 | 0.0015 | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.0703 | 0.045 | 0.0253 | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Azerbaijan or Saudi Arabia?
- Azerbaijan, at 0.06 against 0.045 in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.015, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia?
- 100 years are reported by both, from 1926 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for legislative checks on government index?
- Azerbaijan ranks 168th and Saudi Arabia ranks 171st 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.