Egypt vs Syria: Legislative Checks on Government Index
Egypt
0.167
in 2025
Syria
0.166
in 2024
Egypt rank
142nd
Syria rank
143rd
Legislative Checks on Government Index over time
- Egypt
- Syria
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.167 against 0.166 in Syria, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 131 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 142nd and Syria ranks 143rd of 174 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.053 | 0.042 | 0.011 | Egypt |
| 1830s | 0.053 | 0.0514 | 0.0016 | Egypt |
| 1860s | 0.102 | 0.042 | 0.06 | Egypt |
| 1870s | 0.102 | 0.0664 | 0.0356 | Egypt |
| 1900s | 0.6433 | 0.1053 | 0.538 | Egypt |
| 1910s | 0.6693 | 0.2273 | 0.442 | Egypt |
| 1920s | 0.7209 | 0.237 | 0.4839 | Egypt |
| 1930s | 0.72 | 0.2684 | 0.4516 | Egypt |
| 1940s | 0.72 | 0.3839 | 0.3361 | Egypt |
| 1950s | 0.5618 | 0.3247 | 0.2372 | Egypt |
| 1960s | 0.3193 | 0.229 | 0.0903 | Egypt |
| 1970s | 0.4607 | 0.0622 | 0.3985 | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0.4568 | 0.048 | 0.4088 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.346 | 0.048 | 0.298 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.346 | 0.079 | 0.267 | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.2753 | 0.0562 | 0.2191 | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.173 | 0.1166 | 0.0564 | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Egypt or Syria?
- Egypt, at 0.167 against 0.166 in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Egypt and Syria?
- 0.001, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Syria?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Syria rank globally for legislative checks on government index?
- Egypt ranks 142nd and Syria ranks 143rd of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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.