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

0.011, with United States ahead.

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

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

Sri Lanka vs United States: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Sri Lanka

0.599

in 2025

United States

0.61

in 2025

Sri Lanka rank

89th

United States rank

87th

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Sri Lanka
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.61 against 0.599 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.011.

Across all 126 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Sri Lanka ranks 89th and United States ranks 87th of 174 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	United States	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.471	0.838	0.367	United States
1910s	0.543	0.8662	0.3232	United States
1920s	0.543	0.8765	0.3335	United States
1930s	0.543	0.8752	0.3322	United States
1940s	0.5744	0.8787	0.3043	United States
1950s	0.6848	0.8954	0.2106	United States
1960s	0.629	0.893	0.264	United States
1970s	0.5912	0.9274	0.3362	United States
1980s	0.44	0.9245	0.4845	United States
1990s	0.4367	0.9325	0.4958	United States
2000s	0.4256	0.9418	0.5162	United States
2010s	0.5085	0.924	0.4155	United States
2020s	0.5597	0.8648	0.3052	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Sri Lanka or United States?: United States, at 0.61 against 0.599 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Sri Lanka and United States?: 0.011, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Sri Lanka and United States rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Sri Lanka ranks 89th 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.