Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Jordan or Senegal?

Jordan, at 0.732 against 0.722 in Senegal as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Senegal?

104 years are reported by both, from 1922 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.

Jordan vs Senegal: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Jordan

0.732

in 2025

Senegal

0.722

in 2025

Jordan rank

63rd

Senegal rank

66th

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Jordan
Senegal

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 0.732 against 0.722 in Senegal, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Jordan ahead.

Jordan ranks 63rd and Senegal ranks 66th of 174 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 4 and Senegal in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jordan	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1920s	0.6319	0.306	0.3259	Jordan
1930s	0.568	0.306	0.262	Jordan
1940s	0.568	0.2864	0.2816	Jordan
1950s	0.5751	0.252	0.3231	Jordan
1960s	0.57	0.6582	0.0882	Senegal
1970s	0.5615	0.663	0.1015	Senegal
1980s	0.5837	0.6702	0.0865	Senegal
1990s	0.574	0.685	0.111	Senegal
2000s	0.6108	0.7795	0.1687	Senegal
2010s	0.6284	0.8074	0.179	Senegal
2020s	0.6997	0.7205	0.0208	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Jordan or Senegal?: Jordan, at 0.732 against 0.722 in Senegal as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Jordan and Senegal?: 0.01, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Senegal?: 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
How do Jordan and Senegal rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Jordan ranks 63rd and Senegal ranks 66th 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.