Malta vs Sri Lanka: Legislative Checks on Government Index
Malta
0.614
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.599
in 2025
Malta rank
86th
Sri Lanka rank
89th
Legislative Checks on Government Index over time
- Malta
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.614 against 0.599 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.015.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Malta ranks 86th and Sri Lanka ranks 89th of 174 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 7 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.636 | 0.543 | 0.093 | Malta |
| 1930s | 0.6515 | 0.543 | 0.1085 | Malta |
| 1940s | 0.6047 | 0.6477 | 0.043 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 0.647 | 0.691 | 0.044 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0.5731 | 0.629 | 0.0559 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.5141 | 0.5912 | 0.0771 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.5156 | 0.44 | 0.0756 | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.531 | 0.4367 | 0.0943 | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.531 | 0.4256 | 0.1054 | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.5114 | 0.5085 | 0.0029 | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.6293 | 0.5597 | 0.0697 | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Malta or Sri Lanka?
- Malta, at 0.614 against 0.599 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Malta and Sri Lanka?
- 0.015, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sri Lanka?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Sri Lanka rank globally for legislative checks on government index?
- Malta ranks 86th and Sri Lanka ranks 89th 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.