Mauritania vs Mozambique: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Mauritania
0.327
in 2025
Mozambique
0.336
in 2025
Mauritania rank
120th
Mozambique rank
119th

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

  • Mauritania
  • Mozambique
0.10.20.30.40.5190019622025

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 0.336 against 0.327 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Mozambique ahead.

Mauritania ranks 120th and Mozambique ranks 119th of 174 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Mozambique Difference Ahead
1940s 0.0842 0.134 0.0498 Mozambique
1950s 0.078 0.134 0.056 Mozambique
1960s 0.161 0.134 0.027 Mauritania
1970s 0.1597 0.1406 0.0191 Mauritania
1990s 0.191 0.3816 0.1906 Mozambique
2000s 0.2289 0.468 0.2391 Mozambique
2010s 0.1733 0.491 0.3177 Mozambique
2020s 0.3653 0.4222 0.0568 Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Mauritania or Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 0.336 against 0.327 in Mauritania as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Mauritania and Mozambique?
0.009, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mozambique?
67 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
How do Mauritania and Mozambique rank globally for legislative checks on government index?
Mauritania ranks 120th and Mozambique ranks 119th 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

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