Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Barbados or Jordan?

Jordan, at 0.732 against 0.727 in Barbados as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jordan?

104 years are reported by both, from 1922 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.

Barbados vs Jordan: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Barbados

0.727

in 2025

Jordan

0.732

in 2025

Barbados rank

64th

Jordan rank

63rd

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Barbados
Jordan

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 0.732 against 0.727 in Barbados, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Jordan ahead.

Barbados ranks 64th and Jordan ranks 63rd of 174 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 8 and Jordan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Jordan	Difference	Ahead
1920s	0.481	0.6319	0.1509	Jordan
1930s	0.483	0.568	0.085	Jordan
1940s	0.501	0.568	0.067	Jordan
1950s	0.5859	0.5751	0.0108	Barbados
1960s	0.6508	0.57	0.0808	Barbados
1970s	0.733	0.5615	0.1715	Barbados
1980s	0.7329	0.5837	0.1492	Barbados
1990s	0.75	0.574	0.176	Barbados
2000s	0.75	0.6108	0.1392	Barbados
2010s	0.7393	0.6284	0.1109	Barbados
2020s	0.7305	0.6997	0.0308	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Barbados or Jordan?: Jordan, at 0.732 against 0.727 in Barbados as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Barbados and Jordan?: 0.005, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jordan?: 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Jordan rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Barbados ranks 64th and Jordan ranks 63rd 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.