Malta vs Slovakia: Legislative Checks on Government Index
Malta
0.614
in 2025
Slovakia
0.622
in 2025
Malta rank
86th
Slovakia rank
84th
Legislative Checks on Government Index over time
- Malta
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 0.622 against 0.614 in Malta, a difference of 0.008.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Slovakia ahead.
Malta ranks 86th and Slovakia ranks 84th of 174 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 7 and Slovakia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.636 | 0.583 | 0.053 | Malta |
| 1930s | 0.6515 | 0.575 | 0.0765 | Malta |
| 1940s | 0.6047 | 0.1837 | 0.421 | Malta |
| 1950s | 0.647 | 0.0478 | 0.5992 | Malta |
| 1960s | 0.5731 | 0.0851 | 0.488 | Malta |
| 1970s | 0.5141 | 0.0714 | 0.4427 | Malta |
| 1980s | 0.5156 | 0.0838 | 0.4318 | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.531 | 0.7466 | 0.2156 | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 0.531 | 0.855 | 0.324 | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 0.5114 | 0.8473 | 0.3359 | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 0.6293 | 0.8162 | 0.1868 | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Malta or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 0.622 against 0.614 in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Malta and Slovakia?
- 0.008, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Slovakia?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Slovakia rank globally for legislative checks on government index?
- Malta ranks 86th and Slovakia 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
Central estimate of the extent to which the legislature, including opposition parties, questions executive officials and oversees and investigates the executive.