Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Malawi or Uruguay?

Malawi, at 0.922 against 0.917 in Uruguay as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uruguay?

115 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.

Malawi vs Uruguay: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Malawi

0.922

in 2025

Uruguay

0.917

in 2025

Malawi rank

19th

Uruguay rank

22nd

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Malawi
Uruguay

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.922 against 0.917 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Uruguay ahead.

Malawi ranks 19th and Uruguay ranks 22nd of 174 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.1385	0.6161	0.4776	Uruguay
1910s	0.1	0.6999	0.5999	Uruguay
1920s	0.1	0.7918	0.6918	Uruguay
1930s	0.1	0.5838	0.4838	Uruguay
1940s	0.1	0.7282	0.6282	Uruguay
1950s	0.1	0.83	0.73	Uruguay
1960s	0.2051	0.831	0.6259	Uruguay
1970s	0.0793	0.808	0.7287	Uruguay
1980s	0.073	0.7682	0.6952	Uruguay
1990s	0.5245	0.923	0.3985	Uruguay
2000s	0.8235	0.911	0.0875	Uruguay
2010s	0.8437	0.918	0.0743	Uruguay
2020s	0.9032	0.9083	0.0052	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Malawi or Uruguay?: Malawi, at 0.922 against 0.917 in Uruguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Malawi and Uruguay?: 0.005, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uruguay?: 115 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Uruguay rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Malawi ranks 19th and Uruguay ranks 22nd 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.