Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Guinea or Mozambique?

Guinea, at 0.337 against 0.336 in Mozambique as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Mozambique?

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.

Guinea vs Mozambique: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Guinea

0.337

in 2025

Mozambique

0.336

in 2025

Guinea rank

118th

Mozambique rank

119th

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Guinea
Mozambique

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 0.337 against 0.336 in Mozambique, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 118th and Mozambique ranks 119th of 174 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Mozambique in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea	Mozambique	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.176	0.134	0.042	Guinea
1910s	0.176	0.134	0.042	Guinea
1920s	0.176	0.134	0.042	Guinea
1930s	0.176	0.134	0.042	Guinea
1940s	0.1492	0.134	0.0152	Guinea
1950s	0.0852	0.134	0.0488	Mozambique
1960s	0.0492	0.134	0.0848	Mozambique
1970s	0.049	0.1406	0.0916	Mozambique
1980s	0.064	0.141	0.077	Mozambique
1990s	0.1866	0.3335	0.1469	Mozambique
2000s	0.2623	0.468	0.2057	Mozambique
2010s	0.2449	0.491	0.2461	Mozambique
2020s	0.1967	0.4222	0.2255	Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Guinea or Mozambique?: Guinea, at 0.337 against 0.336 in Mozambique as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Guinea and Mozambique?: 0.001, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Mozambique?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Guinea and Mozambique rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Guinea ranks 118th and Mozambique ranks 119th 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.