Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Pakistan or Paraguay?

Paraguay, at 0.447 against 0.424 in Pakistan as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Paraguay?

172 years are reported by both, from 1841 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.

Pakistan vs Paraguay: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Pakistan

0.424

in 2025

Paraguay

0.447

in 2025

Pakistan rank

111th

Paraguay rank

109th

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Pakistan
Paraguay

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 0.447 against 0.424 in Pakistan, a difference of 0.023.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 172 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Pakistan ahead.

Pakistan ranks 111th and Paraguay ranks 109th of 174 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 12 and Paraguay in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Pakistan	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1840s	0.295	0.064	0.231	Pakistan
1850s	0.295	0.065	0.23	Pakistan
1860s	0.295	0.0727	0.2223	Pakistan
1870s	0.295	0.2253	0.0697	Pakistan
1880s	0.295	0.21	0.085	Pakistan
1890s	0.295	0.247	0.048	Pakistan
1900s	0.142	0.2299	0.0879	Paraguay
1910s	0.142	0.246	0.104	Paraguay
1920s	0.142	0.246	0.104	Paraguay
1930s	0.2945	0.2166	0.0779	Pakistan
1940s	0.4394	0.0571	0.3823	Pakistan
1950s	0.4102	0.1192	0.291	Pakistan
1960s	0.3683	0.042	0.3263	Pakistan
1970s	0.4191	0.042	0.3771	Pakistan
1980s	0.4496	0.0896	0.36	Pakistan
1990s	0.4205	0.6214	0.2009	Paraguay
2000s	0.4321	0.7229	0.2907	Paraguay
2010s	0.5276	0.674	0.1464	Paraguay
2020s	0.5113	0.6075	0.0962	Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Pakistan or Paraguay?: Paraguay, at 0.447 against 0.424 in Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Pakistan and Paraguay?: 0.023, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Paraguay?: 172 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
How do Pakistan and Paraguay rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Pakistan ranks 111th and Paraguay ranks 109th 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.