Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Malta or Sierra Leone?

Sierra Leone, at 0.622 against 0.614 in Malta as of 2025.

What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Malta and Sierra Leone?

0.008, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sierra Leone?

73 years are reported by both, from 1924 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.

Malta vs Sierra Leone: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Malta

0.614

in 2025

Sierra Leone

0.622

in 2025

Malta rank

86th

Sierra Leone rank

84th

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Malta
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.622 against 0.614 in Malta, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 73 shared years of data; in 1924 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 86th and Sierra Leone ranks 84th of 174 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 9 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1920s	0.65	0.1247	0.5253	Malta
1930s	0.6515	0.122	0.5295	Malta
1940s	0.6047	0.122	0.4827	Malta
1950s	0.647	0.1182	0.5288	Malta
1960s	0.5784	0.307	0.2714	Malta
1970s	0.509	0.0929	0.4161	Malta
1980s	0.5156	0.103	0.4126	Malta
1990s	0.531	0.2342	0.2968	Malta
2000s	0.531	0.46	0.071	Malta
2010s	0.5114	0.5303	0.0189	Sierra Leone
2020s	0.6293	0.7278	0.0985	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Malta or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 0.622 against 0.614 in Malta as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Malta and Sierra Leone?: 0.008, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sierra Leone?: 73 years are reported by both, from 1924 to 2025.
How do Malta and Sierra Leone rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Malta ranks 86th and Sierra Leone ranks 84th 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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About this data

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: 07 August 2026

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