Niger vs Rwanda: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Niger

0.27

in 2025

Rwanda

0.274

in 2025

Niger rank

133rd

Rwanda rank

131st

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Niger
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.274 against 0.27 in Niger, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.

Niger ranks 133rd and Rwanda ranks 131st of 174 countries.

Individual pages

Legislative Checks on Government Index in Niger
Legislative Checks on Government Index in Rwanda
Full country ranking

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: 07 August 2026

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