Romania vs Suriname: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Romania
0.663
in 2025
Suriname
0.66
in 2025
Romania rank
74th
Suriname rank
75th

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

  • Romania
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 0.663 against 0.66 in Suriname, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Suriname ahead.

Romania ranks 74th and Suriname ranks 75th of 174 countries.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Suriname Difference Ahead
1900s 0.346 0.721 0.375 Suriname
1910s 0.3076 0.721 0.4134 Suriname
1920s 0.308 0.721 0.413 Suriname
1930s 0.2394 0.721 0.4816 Suriname
1940s 0.0903 0.721 0.6307 Suriname
1950s 0.02 0.767 0.747 Suriname
1960s 0.02 0.767 0.747 Suriname
1970s 0.02 0.8009 0.7809 Suriname
1980s 0.02 0.5797 0.5597 Suriname
1990s 0.6075 0.8173 0.2098 Suriname
2000s 0.6843 0.859 0.1747 Suriname
2010s 0.7126 0.8138 0.1012 Suriname
2020s 0.6675 0.784 0.1165 Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Romania or Suriname?
Romania, at 0.663 against 0.66 in Suriname as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Romania and Suriname?
0.003, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Suriname?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Romania and Suriname rank globally for legislative checks on government index?
Romania ranks 74th and Suriname ranks 75th 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

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

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