What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Dominican Republic and Eswatini?

0.02, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Eswatini?

61 years are reported by both, from 1965 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.

Dominican Republic vs Eswatini: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Dominican Republic

0.4

in 2025

Eswatini

0.38

in 2025

Dominican Republic rank

112th

Eswatini rank

114th

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Dominican Republic
Eswatini

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 0.4 against 0.38 in Eswatini, a difference of 0.02.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Eswatini ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 112th and Eswatini ranks 114th of 174 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Eswatini in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Eswatini	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0702	0.2766	0.2064	Eswatini
1970s	0.0563	0.3344	0.2781	Eswatini
1980s	0.1254	0.216	0.0906	Eswatini
1990s	0.1734	0.227	0.0536	Eswatini
2000s	0.3272	0.2735	0.0537	Dominican Republic
2010s	0.3417	0.3442	0.0025	Eswatini
2020s	0.409	0.3912	0.0178	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Dominican Republic or Eswatini?: Dominican Republic, at 0.4 against 0.38 in Eswatini as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Dominican Republic and Eswatini?: 0.02, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Eswatini?: 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Eswatini rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Dominican Republic ranks 112th and Eswatini ranks 114th 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.