Ghana vs Guatemala: Legislative Checks on Government Index
Ghana
0.878
in 2025
Guatemala
0.885
in 2025
Ghana rank
34th
Guatemala rank
32nd
Legislative Checks on Government Index over time
- Ghana
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 0.885 against 0.878 in Ghana, a difference of 0.007.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 34th and Guatemala ranks 32nd of 174 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.216 | 0.045 | 0.171 | Ghana |
| 1910s | 0.302 | 0.057 | 0.245 | Ghana |
| 1920s | 0.302 | 0.1006 | 0.2014 | Ghana |
| 1930s | 0.302 | 0.03 | 0.272 | Ghana |
| 1940s | 0.302 | 0.2276 | 0.0744 | Ghana |
| 1950s | 0.4088 | 0.1799 | 0.2289 | Ghana |
| 1960s | 0.3734 | 0.079 | 0.2944 | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.4607 | 0.079 | 0.3817 | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.4215 | 0.218 | 0.2035 | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.6579 | 0.5364 | 0.1215 | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.897 | 0.701 | 0.196 | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.8609 | 0.7209 | 0.14 | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.8733 | 0.6547 | 0.2187 | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Ghana or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 0.885 against 0.878 in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Ghana and Guatemala?
- 0.007, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Guatemala?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Guatemala rank globally for legislative checks on government index?
- Ghana ranks 34th and Guatemala ranks 32nd 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
Central estimate of the extent to which the legislature, including opposition parties, questions executive officials and oversees and investigates the executive.