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

0.001, with United States ahead.

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

52 years are reported by both, from 1956 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.

Somalia vs United States: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Somalia

0.609

in 2025

United States

0.61

in 2025

Somalia rank

88th

United States rank

87th

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Somalia
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.61 against 0.609 in Somalia, a difference of 0.001.

Across all 52 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Somalia ranks 88th and United States ranks 87th of 174 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	United States	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.635	0.893	0.258	United States
1960s	0.7395	0.893	0.1535	United States
1970s	0.224	0.935	0.711	United States
1980s	0.119	0.9245	0.8055	United States
1990s	0.104	0.93	0.826	United States
2000s	0.6654	0.9426	0.2771	United States
2010s	0.6421	0.924	0.2819	United States
2020s	0.6465	0.8648	0.2183	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Somalia or United States?: United States, at 0.61 against 0.609 in Somalia as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Somalia and United States?: 0.001, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and United States?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2025.
How do Somalia and United States rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Somalia ranks 88th 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.