What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Dominican Republic and Guinea-Bissau?

0.039, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Guinea-Bissau?

53 years are reported by both, from 1972 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 Guinea-Bissau: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Dominican Republic

0.4

in 2025

Guinea-Bissau

0.361

in 2025

Dominican Republic rank

112th

Guinea-Bissau rank

115th

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Dominican Republic
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 0.4 against 0.361 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.039.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 112th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 115th of 174 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 3 and Guinea-Bissau in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0609	0.0447	0.0161	Dominican Republic
1980s	0.1254	0.036	0.0894	Dominican Republic
1990s	0.1734	0.2382	0.0648	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	0.3272	0.3762	0.049	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	0.3417	0.3284	0.0133	Dominican Republic
2020s	0.4092	0.4142	0.005	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Dominican Republic or Guinea-Bissau?: Dominican Republic, at 0.4 against 0.361 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Dominican Republic and Guinea-Bissau?: 0.039, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Guinea-Bissau?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Dominican Republic ranks 112th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 115th 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.