What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Saudi Arabia and Venezuela?

0.005, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

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

100 years are reported by both, from 1926 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.

Saudi Arabia vs Venezuela: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Saudi Arabia

0.045

in 2025

Venezuela

0.04

in 2025

Saudi Arabia rank

171st

Venezuela rank

172nd

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Saudi Arabia
Venezuela

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.045 against 0.04 in Venezuela, a difference of 0.005.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Venezuela's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1926 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 171st and Venezuela ranks 172nd of 174 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saudi Arabia	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1920s	0.083	0.012	0.071	Saudi Arabia
1930s	0.0566	0.0896	0.033	Venezuela
1940s	0.05	0.2617	0.2117	Venezuela
1950s	0.038	0.4231	0.3851	Venezuela
1960s	0.0444	0.845	0.8006	Venezuela
1970s	0.046	0.8559	0.8099	Venezuela
1980s	0.046	0.8519	0.8059	Venezuela
1990s	0.0628	0.8594	0.7966	Venezuela
2000s	0.0769	0.1458	0.0689	Venezuela
2010s	0.0656	0.1128	0.0472	Venezuela
2020s	0.045	0.0648	0.0198	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Saudi Arabia or Venezuela?: Saudi Arabia, at 0.045 against 0.04 in Venezuela as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Saudi Arabia and Venezuela?: 0.005, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Venezuela?: 100 years are reported by both, from 1926 to 2025.
How do Saudi Arabia and Venezuela rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Saudi Arabia ranks 171st 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.