Malawi vs Mauritius: Legislative Checks on Government Index
Malawi
0.922
in 2025
Mauritius
0.929
in 2025
Malawi rank
19th
Mauritius rank
16th
Legislative Checks on Government Index over time
- Malawi
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 0.929 against 0.922 in Malawi, a difference of 0.007.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Mauritius ahead.
Malawi ranks 19th and Mauritius ranks 16th of 174 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Mauritius in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.1 | 0.9075 | 0.8075 | Mauritius |
| 1950s | 0.1 | 0.895 | 0.795 | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 0.2051 | 0.895 | 0.6899 | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 0.0749 | 0.895 | 0.8201 | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 0.073 | 0.895 | 0.822 | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 0.5245 | 0.8562 | 0.3317 | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 0.8235 | 0.8876 | 0.0641 | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 0.8437 | 0.8855 | 0.0418 | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 0.9032 | 0.7813 | 0.1218 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Malawi or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 0.929 against 0.922 in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Malawi and Mauritius?
- 0.007, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mauritius?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Mauritius rank globally for legislative checks on government index?
- Malawi ranks 19th and Mauritius ranks 16th 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.