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

Sri Lanka, at 0.599 against 0.584 in Liberia as of 2025.

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

123 years are reported by both, from 1900 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 Sri Lanka: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Liberia

0.584

in 2025

Sri Lanka

0.599

in 2025

Liberia rank

92nd

Sri Lanka rank

89th

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Liberia
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.599 against 0.584 in Liberia, a difference of 0.015.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 92nd and Sri Lanka ranks 89th of 174 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liberia	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.52	0.471	0.049	Liberia
1910s	0.52	0.543	0.023	Sri Lanka
1920s	0.5472	0.543	0.0042	Liberia
1930s	0.513	0.543	0.03	Sri Lanka
1940s	0.4815	0.5744	0.0929	Sri Lanka
1950s	0.366	0.6848	0.3188	Sri Lanka
1960s	0.366	0.629	0.263	Sri Lanka
1970s	0.5046	0.5912	0.0866	Sri Lanka
1980s	0.4734	0.44	0.0334	Liberia
1990s	0.634	0.4367	0.1973	Liberia
2000s	0.7356	0.4256	0.31	Liberia
2010s	0.742	0.5085	0.2335	Liberia
2020s	0.5125	0.5597	0.0472	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Liberia or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 0.599 against 0.584 in Liberia as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Liberia and Sri Lanka?: 0.015, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sri Lanka?: 123 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Liberia and Sri Lanka rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Liberia ranks 92nd and Sri Lanka ranks 89th 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.