What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Sierra Leone and United States?

0.012, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and United States?

92 years are reported by both, from 1924 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.

Sierra Leone vs United States: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Sierra Leone

0.622

in 2025

United States

0.61

in 2025

Sierra Leone rank

84th

United States rank

87th

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Sierra Leone
United States

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.622 against 0.61 in United States, a difference of 0.012.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 92 shared years of data; in 1924 it was United States ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 84th and United States ranks 87th of 174 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sierra Leone	United States	Difference	Ahead
1920s	0.1247	0.8772	0.7525	United States
1930s	0.122	0.8752	0.7532	United States
1940s	0.122	0.8787	0.7567	United States
1950s	0.1231	0.8954	0.7723	United States
1960s	0.2815	0.893	0.6115	United States
1970s	0.0929	0.9308	0.8379	United States
1980s	0.103	0.9245	0.8215	United States
1990s	0.2342	0.932	0.6978	United States
2000s	0.46	0.9429	0.4829	United States
2010s	0.5303	0.924	0.3937	United States
2020s	0.7278	0.8648	0.137	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Sierra Leone or United States?: Sierra Leone, at 0.622 against 0.61 in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Sierra Leone and United States?: 0.012, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and United States?: 92 years are reported by both, from 1924 to 2025.
How do Sierra Leone and United States rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Sierra Leone ranks 84th and United States ranks 87th 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.