Guyana vs Haiti: Legislative Checks on Government Index
Guyana
0.266
in 2025
Haiti
0.246
in 2025
Guyana rank
135th
Haiti rank
136th
Legislative Checks on Government Index over time
- Guyana
- Haiti
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 0.266 against 0.246 in Haiti, a difference of 0.02.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Haiti's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Haiti ahead.
Guyana ranks 135th and Haiti ranks 136th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 3 and Haiti in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Haiti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.15 | 0.247 | 0.097 | Haiti |
| 1910s | 0.15 | 0.2486 | 0.0986 | Haiti |
| 1920s | 0.15 | 0.255 | 0.105 | Haiti |
| 1930s | 0.15 | 0.3578 | 0.2078 | Haiti |
| 1940s | 0.15 | 0.431 | 0.281 | Haiti |
| 1950s | 0.1869 | 0.3221 | 0.1352 | Haiti |
| 1960s | 0.1838 | 0.06 | 0.1238 | Guyana |
| 1970s | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.03 | Guyana |
| 1980s | 0.0973 | 0.0857 | 0.0115 | Guyana |
| 1990s | 0.2614 | 0.5016 | 0.2402 | Haiti |
| 2000s | 0.3388 | 0.6722 | 0.3334 | Haiti |
| 2010s | 0.367 | 0.736 | 0.369 | Haiti |
| 2020s | 0.2932 | 0.5862 | 0.293 | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Guyana or Haiti?
- Guyana, at 0.266 against 0.246 in Haiti as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Guyana and Haiti?
- 0.02, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Haiti?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and Haiti rank globally for legislative checks on government index?
- Guyana ranks 135th and Haiti ranks 136th 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.