Kuwait vs Papua New Guinea: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Kuwait
0.788
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.79
in 2025
Kuwait rank
57th
Papua New Guinea rank
55th

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

  • Kuwait
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.79 against 0.788 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Kuwait ranks 57th and Papua New Guinea ranks 55th of 174 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 7 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 0.488 0.657 0.169 Papua New Guinea
1960s 0.7401 0.657 0.0831 Kuwait
1970s 0.7936 0.6774 0.1162 Kuwait
1980s 0.786 0.689 0.097 Kuwait
1990s 0.8242 0.689 0.1352 Kuwait
2000s 0.854 0.689 0.165 Kuwait
2010s 0.8523 0.6568 0.1955 Kuwait
2020s 0.8518 0.6962 0.1556 Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Kuwait or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.79 against 0.788 in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Kuwait and Papua New Guinea?
0.002, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Papua New Guinea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Papua New Guinea rank globally for legislative checks on government index?
Kuwait ranks 57th and Papua New Guinea ranks 55th 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

Central estimate of the extent to which the legislature, including opposition parties, questions executive officials and oversees and investigates the executive.