Kenya vs Trinidad and Tobago: Legislative Checks on Government Index
Kenya
0.85
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
0.849
in 2025
Kenya rank
39th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
40th
Legislative Checks on Government Index over time
- Kenya
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.85 against 0.849 in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 101 shared years of data; in 1925 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Kenya ranks 39th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 40th of 174 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Trinidad and Tobago in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.252 | 0.5206 | 0.2686 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1930s | 0.2835 | 0.508 | 0.2245 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1940s | 0.287 | 0.508 | 0.221 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1950s | 0.3227 | 0.508 | 0.1853 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1960s | 0.5446 | 0.6747 | 0.1301 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | 0.4714 | 0.7284 | 0.257 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1980s | 0.4393 | 0.767 | 0.3277 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 0.6566 | 0.767 | 0.1104 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 0.8438 | 0.8295 | 0.0143 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.8833 | 0.8421 | 0.0412 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.8597 | 0.849 | 0.0107 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Kenya or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Kenya, at 0.85 against 0.849 in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Kenya and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.001, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 101 years are reported by both, from 1925 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for legislative checks on government index?
- Kenya ranks 39th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 40th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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.