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

Sri Lanka, at 0.599 against 0.594 in Greece as of 2025.

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

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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 Sri Lanka: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Greece

0.594

in 2025

Sri Lanka

0.599

in 2025

Greece rank

91st

Sri Lanka rank

89th

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Greece
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.599 against 0.594 in Greece, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 91st and Sri Lanka ranks 89th of 174 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.676	0.471	0.205	Greece
1910s	0.676	0.543	0.133	Greece
1920s	0.6389	0.543	0.0959	Greece
1930s	0.6808	0.543	0.1378	Greece
1940s	0.7469	0.5744	0.1725	Greece
1950s	0.816	0.6848	0.1312	Greece
1960s	0.8261	0.629	0.1971	Greece
1970s	0.8503	0.5912	0.2591	Greece
1980s	0.8788	0.44	0.4388	Greece
1990s	0.8872	0.4367	0.4505	Greece
2000s	0.8917	0.4256	0.4661	Greece
2010s	0.8908	0.5085	0.3823	Greece
2020s	0.6385	0.5597	0.0788	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Greece or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 0.599 against 0.594 in Greece as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Greece and Sri Lanka?: 0.005, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sri Lanka?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Greece and Sri Lanka rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Greece ranks 91st and Sri Lanka 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

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.