Greece vs Iraq: Legislative Checks on Government Index
Greece
0.594
in 2025
Iraq
0.599
in 2025
Greece rank
91st
Iraq rank
89th
Legislative Checks on Government Index over time
- Greece
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.599 against 0.594 in Greece, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Iraq ahead.
Greece ranks 91st and Iraq ranks 89th of 174 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 21 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.042 | 0.042 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0.042 | 0.042 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0.042 | 0.042 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0.042 | 0.042 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0.1948 | 0.042 | 0.1528 | Greece |
| 1830s | 0.1995 | 0.042 | 0.1575 | Greece |
| 1840s | 0.308 | 0.042 | 0.266 | Greece |
| 1850s | 0.308 | 0.042 | 0.266 | Greece |
| 1860s | 0.308 | 0.042 | 0.266 | Greece |
| 1870s | 0.4589 | 0.0664 | 0.3925 | Greece |
| 1900s | 0.676 | 0.1053 | 0.5707 | Greece |
| 1910s | 0.676 | 0.1588 | 0.5172 | Greece |
| 1920s | 0.6018 | 0.5768 | 0.025 | Greece |
| 1930s | 0.6808 | 0.5574 | 0.1234 | Greece |
| 1940s | 0.7469 | 0.555 | 0.1919 | Greece |
| 1950s | 0.8138 | 0.5616 | 0.2522 | Greece |
| 1980s | 0.8788 | 0.143 | 0.7358 | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.8872 | 0.143 | 0.7442 | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.891 | 0.5554 | 0.3356 | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.8908 | 0.7377 | 0.1531 | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.6385 | 0.6122 | 0.0263 | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Greece or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 0.599 against 0.594 in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Greece and Iraq?
- 0.005, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Iraq?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Iraq rank globally for legislative checks on government index?
- Greece ranks 91st and Iraq ranks 89th 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.