What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Belarus and Saudi Arabia?

0.016, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Saudi Arabia?

100 years are reported by both, from 1926 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.

Belarus vs Saudi Arabia: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Belarus

0.029

in 2025

Saudi Arabia

0.045

in 2025

Belarus rank

173rd

Saudi Arabia rank

171st

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Belarus
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.045 against 0.029 in Belarus, a difference of 0.016.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.6 times Belarus's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1926 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Belarus ranks 173rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 171st of 174 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	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	Belarus
1950s	0.051	0.038	0.013	Belarus
1960s	0.051	0.0444	0.0066	Belarus
1970s	0.051	0.046	0.005	Belarus
1980s	0.1058	0.046	0.0598	Belarus
1990s	0.4927	0.0628	0.4299	Belarus
2000s	0.029	0.0769	0.0479	Saudi Arabia
2010s	0.0406	0.0656	0.025	Saudi Arabia
2020s	0.032	0.045	0.013	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Belarus or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 0.045 against 0.029 in Belarus as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Belarus and Saudi Arabia?: 0.016, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Saudi Arabia?: 100 years are reported by both, from 1926 to 2025.
How do Belarus and Saudi Arabia rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Belarus ranks 173rd 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

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.