Nepal vs Papua New Guinea: Legislative Checks on Government Index
Nepal
0.789
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.79
in 2025
Nepal rank
56th
Papua New Guinea rank
55th
Legislative Checks on Government Index over time
- Nepal
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.79 against 0.789 in Nepal, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Nepal ranks 56th and Papua New Guinea ranks 55th of 174 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.522 | 0.657 | 0.135 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 0.3494 | 0.657 | 0.3076 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.2652 | 0.6774 | 0.4122 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.485 | 0.689 | 0.204 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.7378 | 0.689 | 0.0488 | Nepal |
| 2000s | 0.7849 | 0.689 | 0.0959 | Nepal |
| 2010s | 0.8995 | 0.6568 | 0.2427 | Nepal |
| 2020s | 0.8232 | 0.7118 | 0.1113 | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Nepal or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.79 against 0.789 in Nepal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Nepal and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.001, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Papua New Guinea?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2025.
- How do Nepal and Papua New Guinea rank globally for legislative checks on government index?
- Nepal ranks 56th and Papua New Guinea ranks 55th 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.