What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Ecuador and North Macedonia?

0.012, with North Macedonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and North Macedonia?

147 years are reported by both, from 1830 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.

Ecuador vs North Macedonia: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Ecuador

0.626

in 2025

North Macedonia

0.638

in 2025

Ecuador rank

83rd

North Macedonia rank

82nd

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Ecuador
North Macedonia

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 0.638 against 0.626 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.012.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 147 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 83rd and North Macedonia ranks 82nd of 174 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 12 and North Macedonia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	North Macedonia	Difference	Ahead
1830s	0.123	0.042	0.081	Ecuador
1840s	0.233	0.042	0.191	Ecuador
1850s	0.2942	0.042	0.2522	Ecuador
1860s	0.2479	0.042	0.2059	Ecuador
1870s	0.2225	0.0664	0.1561	Ecuador
1900s	0.368	0.1053	0.2627	Ecuador
1910s	0.326	0.3244	0.0016	Ecuador
1920s	0.326	0.4806	0.1546	North Macedonia
1930s	0.323	0.3628	0.0398	North Macedonia
1940s	0.3077	0.27	0.0377	Ecuador
1950s	0.456	0.218	0.238	Ecuador
1960s	0.456	0.218	0.238	Ecuador
1980s	0.625	0.2408	0.3842	Ecuador
1990s	0.6266	0.6848	0.0582	North Macedonia
2000s	0.5288	0.7311	0.2023	North Macedonia
2010s	0.3154	0.6598	0.3444	North Macedonia
2020s	0.7507	0.6395	0.1112	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Ecuador or North Macedonia?: North Macedonia, at 0.638 against 0.626 in Ecuador as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Ecuador and North Macedonia?: 0.012, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and North Macedonia?: 147 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and North Macedonia rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Ecuador ranks 83rd and North Macedonia ranks 82nd 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

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: 07 August 2026

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