Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Honduras or Nigeria?

Nigeria, at 0.514 against 0.495 in Honduras as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Nigeria?

103 years are reported by both, from 1914 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.

Honduras vs Nigeria: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Honduras

0.495

in 2025

Nigeria

0.514

in 2025

Honduras rank

102nd

Nigeria rank

99th

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Honduras
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.514 against 0.495 in Honduras, a difference of 0.019.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Nigeria ahead.

Honduras ranks 102nd and Nigeria ranks 99th of 174 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Honduras	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.193	0.278	0.085	Nigeria
1920s	0.193	0.3249	0.1319	Nigeria
1930s	0.193	0.345	0.152	Nigeria
1940s	0.193	0.3534	0.1604	Nigeria
1950s	0.2014	0.4336	0.2321	Nigeria
1960s	0.2053	0.5327	0.3273	Nigeria
1970s	0.1967	0.145	0.0517	Honduras
1980s	0.1834	0.7039	0.5205	Nigeria
1990s	0.186	0.5428	0.3568	Nigeria
2000s	0.2761	0.764	0.4879	Nigeria
2010s	0.2844	0.8069	0.5225	Nigeria
2020s	0.4183	0.6425	0.2242	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Honduras or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 0.514 against 0.495 in Honduras as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Honduras and Nigeria?: 0.019, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Nigeria?: 103 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
How do Honduras and Nigeria rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Honduras ranks 102nd and Nigeria ranks 99th 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.