Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Canada or Trinidad and Tobago?

Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.849 against 0.845 in Canada as of 2025.

What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Canada and Trinidad and Tobago?

0.004, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Trinidad and Tobago?

101 years are reported by both, from 1925 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.

Canada vs Trinidad and Tobago: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Canada

0.845

in 2025

Trinidad and Tobago

0.849

in 2025

Canada rank

41st

Trinidad and Tobago rank

40th

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Canada
Trinidad and Tobago

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 0.849 against 0.845 in Canada, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 101 shared years of data; in 1925 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 41st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 40th of 174 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 10 and Trinidad and Tobago in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Trinidad and Tobago	Difference	Ahead
1920s	0.804	0.5206	0.2834	Canada
1930s	0.7896	0.508	0.2816	Canada
1940s	0.8312	0.508	0.3232	Canada
1950s	0.8681	0.508	0.3601	Canada
1960s	0.8772	0.6747	0.2025	Canada
1970s	0.8709	0.7284	0.1425	Canada
1980s	0.8695	0.767	0.1025	Canada
1990s	0.869	0.767	0.102	Canada
2000s	0.8848	0.8295	0.0553	Canada
2010s	0.8952	0.8421	0.0531	Canada
2020s	0.8413	0.849	0.0077	Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Canada or Trinidad and Tobago?: Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.849 against 0.845 in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Canada and Trinidad and Tobago?: 0.004, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Trinidad and Tobago?: 101 years are reported by both, from 1925 to 2025.
How do Canada and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Canada ranks 41st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 40th 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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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: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the legislature, including opposition parties, questions executive officials and oversees and investigates the executive.