Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Haiti or South Sudan?

Haiti, at 0.246 against 0.236 in South Sudan as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and South Sudan?

124 years are reported by both, from 1825 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.

Haiti vs South Sudan: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Haiti

0.246

in 2025

South Sudan

0.236

in 2025

Haiti rank

136th

South Sudan rank

137th

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Haiti
South Sudan

How they compare

Haiti currently reports 0.246 against 0.236 in South Sudan, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Haiti ahead.

Haiti ranks 136th and South Sudan ranks 137th of 174 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 7 and South Sudan in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Haiti	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1820s	0.098	0.053	0.045	Haiti
1830s	0.098	0.053	0.045	Haiti
1900s	0.247	0.822	0.575	South Sudan
1910s	0.2486	0.822	0.5734	South Sudan
1920s	0.255	0.822	0.567	South Sudan
1930s	0.3578	0.822	0.4642	South Sudan
1940s	0.431	0.686	0.255	South Sudan
1950s	0.3221	0.176	0.1461	Haiti
1960s	0.06	0.5234	0.4634	South Sudan
1970s	0.06	0.1866	0.1266	South Sudan
1980s	0.0857	0.1915	0.1058	South Sudan
1990s	0.5016	0.1356	0.366	Haiti
2000s	0.6722	0.1832	0.489	Haiti
2010s	0.736	0.2961	0.4399	Haiti
2020s	0.5862	0.232	0.3542	Haiti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Haiti or South Sudan?: Haiti, at 0.246 against 0.236 in South Sudan as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Haiti and South Sudan?: 0.01, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and South Sudan?: 124 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
How do Haiti and South Sudan rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Haiti ranks 136th and South Sudan ranks 137th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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