Iraq vs Malta: Legislative Checks on Government Index
Iraq
0.599
in 2025
Malta
0.614
in 2025
Iraq rank
89th
Malta rank
86th
Legislative Checks on Government Index over time
- Iraq
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.614 against 0.599 in Iraq, a difference of 0.015.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1925 it was Malta ahead.
Iraq ranks 89th and Malta ranks 86th of 174 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.5768 | 0.65 | 0.0732 | Malta |
| 1930s | 0.561 | 0.6515 | 0.0905 | Malta |
| 1940s | 0.555 | 0.6047 | 0.0497 | Malta |
| 1950s | 0.5616 | 0.647 | 0.0854 | Malta |
| 1980s | 0.143 | 0.5156 | 0.3726 | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.143 | 0.531 | 0.388 | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.5554 | 0.531 | 0.0244 | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.7377 | 0.5114 | 0.2263 | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.6122 | 0.6293 | 0.0172 | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Iraq or Malta?
- Malta, at 0.614 against 0.599 in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Iraq and Malta?
- 0.015, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Malta?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1925 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Malta rank globally for legislative checks on government index?
- Iraq ranks 89th and Malta ranks 86th 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.