Botswana vs Maldives: Legislative Checks on Government Index
Botswana
0.706
in 2025
Maldives
0.721
in 2025
Botswana rank
70th
Maldives rank
67th
Legislative Checks on Government Index over time
- Botswana
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.721 against 0.706 in Botswana, a difference of 0.015.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 70th and Maldives ranks 67th of 174 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4597 | 0.0657 | 0.394 | Botswana |
| 1970s | 0.713 | 0.051 | 0.662 | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.7499 | 0.051 | 0.6989 | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.8192 | 0.051 | 0.7682 | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.8384 | 0.2634 | 0.575 | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.8453 | 0.6044 | 0.2409 | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.7017 | 0.6997 | 0.002 | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Botswana or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 0.721 against 0.706 in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Botswana and Maldives?
- 0.015, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Maldives?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Maldives rank globally for legislative checks on government index?
- Botswana ranks 70th and Maldives ranks 67th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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.