Lithuania vs Malawi: Legislative Checks on Government Index
Lithuania
0.919
in 2025
Malawi
0.922
in 2025
Lithuania rank
20th
Malawi rank
19th
Legislative Checks on Government Index over time
- Lithuania
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.922 against 0.919 in Lithuania, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 113 shared years of data; in 1906 it was Lithuania ahead.
Lithuania ranks 20th and Malawi ranks 19th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 8 and Malawi in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1985 | 0.1138 | 0.0848 | Lithuania |
| 1910s | 0.2241 | 0.1 | 0.1241 | Lithuania |
| 1920s | 0.6086 | 0.1 | 0.5086 | Lithuania |
| 1930s | 0.067 | 0.1 | 0.033 | Malawi |
| 1940s | 0.051 | 0.1 | 0.049 | Malawi |
| 1950s | 0.051 | 0.1 | 0.049 | Malawi |
| 1960s | 0.051 | 0.2051 | 0.1541 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.051 | 0.0749 | 0.0239 | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.1058 | 0.073 | 0.0328 | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 0.9541 | 0.5245 | 0.4296 | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 0.9392 | 0.8235 | 0.1157 | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 0.9351 | 0.8437 | 0.0914 | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 0.9545 | 0.9032 | 0.0513 | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Lithuania or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.922 against 0.919 in Lithuania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Lithuania and Malawi?
- 0.003, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Malawi?
- 113 years are reported by both, from 1906 to 2025.
- How do Lithuania and Malawi rank globally for legislative checks on government index?
- Lithuania ranks 20th and Malawi ranks 19th 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.