Czechia vs Malawi: Legislative Checks on Government Index
Czechia
0.929
in 2025
Malawi
0.922
in 2025
Czechia rank
16th
Malawi rank
19th
Legislative Checks on Government Index over time
- Czechia
- Malawi
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 0.929 against 0.922 in Malawi, a difference of 0.007.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 120 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 16th and Malawi ranks 19th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 10 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.517 | 0.1385 | 0.3785 | Czechia |
| 1910s | 0.5237 | 0.1 | 0.4237 | Czechia |
| 1920s | 0.583 | 0.1 | 0.483 | Czechia |
| 1930s | 0.5705 | 0.1 | 0.4705 | Czechia |
| 1940s | 0.2195 | 0.1 | 0.1195 | Czechia |
| 1950s | 0.0476 | 0.1 | 0.0524 | Malawi |
| 1960s | 0.083 | 0.2051 | 0.1221 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.0714 | 0.0749 | 0.0035 | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.0838 | 0.073 | 0.0108 | Czechia |
| 1990s | 0.9067 | 0.5245 | 0.3822 | Czechia |
| 2000s | 0.9161 | 0.8235 | 0.0926 | Czechia |
| 2010s | 0.8674 | 0.8437 | 0.0237 | Czechia |
| 2020s | 0.9222 | 0.9032 | 0.019 | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Czechia or Malawi?
- Czechia, at 0.929 against 0.922 in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Czechia and Malawi?
- 0.007, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Malawi?
- 120 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Czechia and Malawi rank globally for legislative checks on government index?
- Czechia ranks 16th and Malawi ranks 19th 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.