Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Fiji or Maldives?

Maldives, at 0.721 against 0.71 in Fiji as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Maldives?

93 years are reported by both, from 1933 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.

Fiji vs Maldives: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Fiji

0.71

in 2025

Maldives

0.721

in 2025

Fiji rank

69th

Maldives rank

67th

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Fiji
Maldives

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.721 against 0.71 in Fiji, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 93 shared years of data; in 1933 it was Fiji ahead.

Fiji ranks 69th and Maldives ranks 67th of 174 countries.

Across the 10 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 8 and Maldives in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Fiji	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
1930s	0.518	0.071	0.447	Fiji
1940s	0.518	0.1772	0.3408	Fiji
1950s	0.518	0.1078	0.4102	Fiji
1960s	0.518	0.0664	0.4516	Fiji
1970s	0.759	0.051	0.708	Fiji
1980s	0.6695	0.051	0.6185	Fiji
1990s	0.7272	0.051	0.6762	Fiji
2000s	0.5125	0.2634	0.2491	Fiji
2010s	0.3612	0.6044	0.2432	Maldives
2020s	0.6117	0.6997	0.088	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Fiji or Maldives?: Maldives, at 0.721 against 0.71 in Fiji as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Fiji and Maldives?: 0.011, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Maldives?: 93 years are reported by both, from 1933 to 2025.
How do Fiji and Maldives rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Fiji ranks 69th and Maldives ranks 67th 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.