Belarus vs El Salvador: Legislative Checks on Government Index
Belarus
0.029
in 2025
El Salvador
0.049
in 2025
Belarus rank
173rd
El Salvador rank
170th
Legislative Checks on Government Index over time
- Belarus
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.049 against 0.029 in Belarus, a difference of 0.02.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.7 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 120 shared years of data; in 1906 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 173rd and El Salvador ranks 170th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 8 and El Salvador in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1985 | 0.095 | 0.1035 | Belarus |
| 1910s | 0.2026 | 0.095 | 0.1076 | Belarus |
| 1920s | 0.0642 | 0.095 | 0.0308 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 0.051 | 0.035 | 0.016 | Belarus |
| 1940s | 0.051 | 0.027 | 0.024 | Belarus |
| 1950s | 0.051 | 0.023 | 0.028 | Belarus |
| 1960s | 0.051 | 0.023 | 0.028 | Belarus |
| 1970s | 0.051 | 0.0252 | 0.0258 | Belarus |
| 1980s | 0.1058 | 0.1239 | 0.0181 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.4927 | 0.3241 | 0.1686 | Belarus |
| 2000s | 0.029 | 0.4516 | 0.4226 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.0406 | 0.6509 | 0.6103 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.032 | 0.2012 | 0.1692 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Belarus or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 0.049 against 0.029 in Belarus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Belarus and El Salvador?
- 0.02, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and El Salvador?
- 120 years are reported by both, from 1906 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and El Salvador rank globally for legislative checks on government index?
- Belarus ranks 173rd and El Salvador ranks 170th 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.