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

Barbados, at 0.727 against 0.721 in Maldives as of 2025.

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

93 years are reported by both, from 1933 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 Maldives: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Barbados

0.727

in 2025

Maldives

0.721

in 2025

Barbados rank

64th

Maldives rank

67th

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Barbados
Maldives

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.727 against 0.721 in Maldives, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 93 shared years of data; in 1933 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 64th and Maldives ranks 67th of 174 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
1930s	0.4839	0.071	0.4129	Barbados
1940s	0.501	0.1772	0.3238	Barbados
1950s	0.5859	0.1078	0.4781	Barbados
1960s	0.6508	0.0664	0.5844	Barbados
1970s	0.733	0.051	0.682	Barbados
1980s	0.7329	0.051	0.6819	Barbados
1990s	0.75	0.051	0.699	Barbados
2000s	0.75	0.2634	0.4866	Barbados
2010s	0.7393	0.6044	0.1349	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 Maldives?: Barbados, at 0.727 against 0.721 in Maldives as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Barbados and Maldives?: 0.006, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Maldives?: 93 years are reported by both, from 1933 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Maldives rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Barbados ranks 64th and Maldives ranks 67th 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.