How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Venezuela?

182 years are reported by both, from 1838 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.

Nicaragua vs Venezuela: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Nicaragua

0.026

in 2025

Venezuela

0.04

in 2025

Nicaragua rank

174th

Venezuela rank

172nd

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Nicaragua
Venezuela

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 0.04 against 0.026 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.014.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.5 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 182 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Venezuela ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 174th and Venezuela ranks 172nd of 174 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 6 and Venezuela in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1830s	0.067	0.717	0.65	Venezuela
1840s	0.067	0.5	0.433	Venezuela
1850s	0.067	0.0386	0.0284	Nicaragua
1860s	0.067	0.1299	0.0629	Venezuela
1870s	0.067	0.072	0.005	Venezuela
1880s	0.067	0.0825	0.0155	Venezuela
1890s	0.067	0.0995	0.0325	Venezuela
1900s	0.067	0.012	0.055	Nicaragua
1910s	0.0917	0.012	0.0797	Nicaragua
1920s	0.104	0.012	0.092	Nicaragua
1930s	0.1052	0.0896	0.0156	Nicaragua
1940s	0.0728	0.2617	0.1889	Venezuela
1950s	0.025	0.4231	0.3981	Venezuela
1960s	0.025	0.845	0.82	Venezuela
1970s	0.0283	0.8549	0.8266	Venezuela
1980s	0.2606	0.851	0.5904	Venezuela
1990s	0.7472	0.8594	0.1122	Venezuela
2000s	0.5775	0.1458	0.4317	Nicaragua
2010s	0.0989	0.1128	0.0139	Venezuela
2020s	0.0307	0.0648	0.0342	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Nicaragua or Venezuela?: Venezuela, at 0.04 against 0.026 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Nicaragua and Venezuela?: 0.014, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Venezuela?: 182 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
How do Nicaragua and Venezuela rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Nicaragua ranks 174th and Venezuela ranks 172nd 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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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: 18 September 2026

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