Croatia vs Ghana: Legislative Checks on Government Index
Croatia
0.871
in 2025
Ghana
0.878
in 2025
Croatia rank
36th
Ghana rank
34th
Legislative Checks on Government Index over time
- Croatia
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.878 against 0.871 in Croatia, a difference of 0.007.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 82 shared years of data; in 1942 it was Ghana ahead.
Croatia ranks 36th and Ghana ranks 34th of 174 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.2148 | 0.302 | 0.0872 | Ghana |
| 1950s | 0.218 | 0.4088 | 0.1908 | Ghana |
| 1960s | 0.218 | 0.3734 | 0.1554 | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.2336 | 0.4607 | 0.2271 | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.2408 | 0.4215 | 0.1807 | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.3451 | 0.6579 | 0.3128 | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.7446 | 0.897 | 0.1524 | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.8404 | 0.8609 | 0.0205 | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.8618 | 0.8733 | 0.0115 | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Croatia or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 0.878 against 0.871 in Croatia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Croatia and Ghana?
- 0.007, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Ghana?
- 82 years are reported by both, from 1942 to 2025.
- How do Croatia and Ghana rank globally for legislative checks on government index?
- Croatia ranks 36th and Ghana ranks 34th 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.