How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sierra Leone?

75 years are reported by both, from 1924 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 Sierra Leone: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Ecuador

0.626

in 2025

Sierra Leone

0.622

in 2025

Ecuador rank

83rd

Sierra Leone rank

84th

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Ecuador
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0.626 against 0.622 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1924 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 83rd and Sierra Leone ranks 84th of 174 countries.

Across the 10 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 9 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1920s	0.326	0.1247	0.2013	Ecuador
1930s	0.3235	0.122	0.2015	Ecuador
1940s	0.2969	0.122	0.1749	Ecuador
1950s	0.456	0.1231	0.3329	Ecuador
1960s	0.456	0.3035	0.1525	Ecuador
1980s	0.625	0.103	0.522	Ecuador
1990s	0.6266	0.2342	0.3924	Ecuador
2000s	0.5038	0.46	0.0438	Ecuador
2010s	0.3154	0.5303	0.2149	Sierra Leone
2020s	0.7507	0.7278	0.0228	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Ecuador or Sierra Leone?: Ecuador, at 0.626 against 0.622 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Ecuador and Sierra Leone?: 0.004, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sierra Leone?: 75 years are reported by both, from 1924 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and Sierra Leone rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Ecuador ranks 83rd and Sierra Leone ranks 84th 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.