Ethiopia vs Yemen, Rep.: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Ethiopia
0.099
in 2025
Yemen, Rep.
0.118
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
159th
Yemen, Rep. rank
156th

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Yemen, Rep.
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How they compare

Yemen, Rep. currently reports 0.118 against 0.099 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.019.

That makes Yemen, Rep.'s figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Yemen, Rep. ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 159th and Yemen, Rep. ranks 156th of 174 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Yemen, Rep. in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Yemen, Rep. Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1211 0.4059 0.2848 Yemen, Rep.
2000s 0.1563 0.5118 0.3555 Yemen, Rep.
2010s 0.144 0.2661 0.1221 Yemen, Rep.
2020s 0.1228 0.0917 0.0312 Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Ethiopia or Yemen, Rep.?
Yemen, Rep., at 0.118 against 0.099 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Ethiopia and Yemen, Rep.?
0.019, with Yemen, Rep. ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Yemen, Rep.?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Yemen, Rep. rank globally for legislative checks on government index?
Ethiopia ranks 159th and Yemen, Rep. ranks 156th 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

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