Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Greece or Singapore?

Greece, at 0.594 against 0.561 in Singapore as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Singapore?

159 years are reported by both, from 1867 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.

Greece vs Singapore: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Greece

0.594

in 2025

Singapore

0.561

in 2025

Greece rank

91st

Singapore rank

94th

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Greece
Singapore

How they compare

Greece currently reports 0.594 against 0.561 in Singapore, a difference of 0.033.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 159 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 91st and Singapore ranks 94th of 174 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
1860s	0.308	0.26	0.048	Greece
1870s	0.5023	0.26	0.2423	Greece
1880s	0.676	0.26	0.416	Greece
1890s	0.676	0.26	0.416	Greece
1900s	0.676	0.26	0.416	Greece
1910s	0.676	0.26	0.416	Greece
1920s	0.6389	0.26	0.3789	Greece
1930s	0.6808	0.26	0.4208	Greece
1940s	0.7469	0.26	0.4869	Greece
1950s	0.816	0.3649	0.4511	Greece
1960s	0.8261	0.446	0.3801	Greece
1970s	0.8503	0.446	0.4043	Greece
1980s	0.8788	0.446	0.4328	Greece
1990s	0.8872	0.446	0.4412	Greece
2000s	0.8917	0.446	0.4457	Greece
2010s	0.8908	0.4925	0.3983	Greece
2020s	0.6385	0.561	0.0775	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Greece or Singapore?: Greece, at 0.594 against 0.561 in Singapore as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Greece and Singapore?: 0.033, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Singapore?: 159 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
How do Greece and Singapore rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Greece ranks 91st and Singapore ranks 94th 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.