Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Liberia or Singapore?

Liberia, at 0.584 against 0.561 in Singapore as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Singapore?

156 years are reported by both, from 1867 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.

Liberia vs Singapore: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Liberia

0.584

in 2025

Singapore

0.561

in 2025

Liberia rank

92nd

Singapore rank

94th

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Liberia
Singapore

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 0.584 against 0.561 in Singapore, a difference of 0.023.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 156 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 92nd and Singapore ranks 94th of 174 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 15 and Singapore in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liberia	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
1860s	0.52	0.26	0.26	Liberia
1870s	0.52	0.26	0.26	Liberia
1880s	0.52	0.26	0.26	Liberia
1890s	0.52	0.26	0.26	Liberia
1900s	0.52	0.26	0.26	Liberia
1910s	0.52	0.26	0.26	Liberia
1920s	0.5472	0.26	0.2872	Liberia
1930s	0.513	0.26	0.253	Liberia
1940s	0.4815	0.26	0.2215	Liberia
1950s	0.366	0.3649	0.0011	Liberia
1960s	0.366	0.446	0.08	Singapore
1970s	0.5046	0.446	0.0586	Liberia
1980s	0.4734	0.446	0.0274	Liberia
1990s	0.634	0.446	0.188	Liberia
2000s	0.7356	0.446	0.2896	Liberia
2010s	0.742	0.4925	0.2495	Liberia
2020s	0.5125	0.561	0.0485	Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Liberia or Singapore?: Liberia, at 0.584 against 0.561 in Singapore as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Liberia and Singapore?: 0.023, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Singapore?: 156 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
How do Liberia and Singapore rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Liberia ranks 92nd and Singapore ranks 94th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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