Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Germany or Sweden?

Sweden, at 0.989 against 0.981 in Germany as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sweden?

168 years are reported by both, from 1811 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.

Germany vs Sweden: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Germany

0.981

in 2025

Sweden

0.989

in 2025

Germany rank

3rd

Sweden rank

1st

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Germany
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.989 against 0.981 in Germany, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 168 shared years of data; in 1811 it was Sweden ahead.

Germany ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 1st of 174 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1810s	0.206	0.866	0.66	Sweden
1820s	0.206	0.866	0.66	Sweden
1830s	0.206	0.866	0.66	Sweden
1840s	0.2252	0.866	0.6408	Sweden
1850s	0.302	0.866	0.564	Sweden
1860s	0.5396	0.866	0.3264	Sweden
1870s	0.5813	0.866	0.2847	Sweden
1880s	0.583	0.866	0.283	Sweden
1890s	0.534	0.866	0.332	Sweden
1900s	0.534	0.8858	0.3518	Sweden
1910s	0.56	0.924	0.364	Sweden
1920s	0.808	0.957	0.149	Sweden
1930s	0.2981	0.957	0.6589	Sweden
1940s	0.058	0.957	0.899	Sweden
1990s	0.977	0.971	0.006	Germany
2000s	0.9776	0.9714	0.0062	Germany
2010s	0.9816	0.9773	0.0043	Germany
2020s	0.981	0.989	0.008	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Germany or Sweden?: Sweden, at 0.989 against 0.981 in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Germany and Sweden?: 0.008, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sweden?: 168 years are reported by both, from 1811 to 2025.
How do Germany and Sweden rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Germany ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 1st 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.