Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Cape Verde or Panama?

Panama, at 0.808 against 0.807 in Cape Verde as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Panama?

123 years are reported by both, from 1903 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.

Cape Verde vs Panama: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Cape Verde

0.807

in 2025

Panama

0.808

in 2025

Cape Verde rank

51st

Panama rank

50th

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Cape Verde
Panama

How they compare

Panama currently reports 0.808 against 0.807 in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 51st and Panama ranks 50th of 174 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Panama	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.743	0.1931	0.5499	Cape Verde
1910s	0.743	0.1918	0.5512	Cape Verde
1920s	0.743	0.253	0.49	Cape Verde
1930s	0.743	0.253	0.49	Cape Verde
1940s	0.743	0.2203	0.5227	Cape Verde
1950s	0.743	0.3138	0.4292	Cape Verde
1960s	0.743	0.2645	0.4785	Cape Verde
1970s	0.7025	0.0271	0.6754	Cape Verde
1980s	0.5219	0.025	0.4969	Cape Verde
1990s	0.8611	0.692	0.1691	Cape Verde
2000s	0.905	0.692	0.213	Cape Verde
2010s	0.9116	0.704	0.2076	Cape Verde
2020s	0.8505	0.7667	0.0838	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Cape Verde or Panama?: Panama, at 0.808 against 0.807 in Cape Verde as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Cape Verde and Panama?: 0.001, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Panama?: 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Panama rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Cape Verde ranks 51st and Panama ranks 50th 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.