Jamaica vs Nepal: Legislative Checks on Government Index
Jamaica
0.783
in 2025
Nepal
0.789
in 2025
Jamaica rank
59th
Nepal rank
56th
Legislative Checks on Government Index over time
- Jamaica
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 0.789 against 0.783 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 59th and Nepal ranks 56th of 174 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 4 and Nepal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.559 | 0.522 | 0.037 | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 0.5542 | 0.3494 | 0.2048 | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 0.553 | 0.2652 | 0.2878 | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0.553 | 0.485 | 0.068 | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 0.5746 | 0.7378 | 0.1632 | Nepal |
| 2000s | 0.7765 | 0.7849 | 0.0084 | Nepal |
| 2010s | 0.827 | 0.8995 | 0.0725 | Nepal |
| 2020s | 0.8148 | 0.8232 | 0.0083 | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Jamaica or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 0.789 against 0.783 in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Jamaica and Nepal?
- 0.006, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Nepal?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Nepal rank globally for legislative checks on government index?
- Jamaica ranks 59th and Nepal ranks 56th 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.