Papua New Guinea vs Peru: Legislative Checks on Government Index
Papua New Guinea
0.79
in 2025
Peru
0.786
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
55th
Peru rank
58th
Legislative Checks on Government Index over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Peru
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.79 against 0.786 in Peru, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 55th and Peru ranks 58th of 174 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Peru in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.657 | 0.2926 | 0.3644 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 0.657 | 0.7046 | 0.0476 | Peru |
| 1970s | 0.689 | 0.284 | 0.405 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.689 | 0.5762 | 0.1128 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.689 | 0.3689 | 0.3201 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.689 | 0.7819 | 0.0929 | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.6568 | 0.8942 | 0.2374 | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.7118 | 0.8885 | 0.1767 | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Papua New Guinea or Peru?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.79 against 0.786 in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Papua New Guinea and Peru?
- 0.004, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Peru?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Peru rank globally for legislative checks on government index?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 55th and Peru ranks 58th 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.