Greece vs Somalia: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Greece
0.594
in 2025
Somalia
0.609
in 2025
Greece rank
91st
Somalia rank
88th

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

  • Greece
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.609 against 0.594 in Greece, a difference of 0.015.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 91st and Somalia ranks 88th of 174 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 7 and Somalia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Somalia Difference Ahead
1950s 0.836 0.635 0.201 Greece
1960s 0.8261 0.7395 0.0866 Greece
1970s 0.877 0.224 0.653 Greece
1980s 0.8788 0.119 0.7598 Greece
1990s 0.88 0.104 0.776 Greece
2000s 0.891 0.6654 0.2256 Greece
2010s 0.8908 0.6421 0.2487 Greece
2020s 0.6385 0.6465 0.008 Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Greece or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.609 against 0.594 in Greece as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Greece and Somalia?
0.015, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Somalia?
52 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2025.
How do Greece and Somalia rank globally for legislative checks on government index?
Greece ranks 91st and Somalia ranks 88th 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

Central estimate of the extent to which the legislature, including opposition parties, questions executive officials and oversees and investigates the executive.