Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Suriname or Tanzania?

Tanzania, at 0.681 against 0.66 in Suriname as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Tanzania?

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.

Suriname vs Tanzania: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Suriname

0.66

in 2025

Tanzania

0.681

in 2025

Suriname rank

75th

Tanzania rank

72nd

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Suriname
Tanzania

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 0.681 against 0.66 in Suriname, a difference of 0.021.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1926 it was Suriname ahead.

Suriname ranks 75th and Tanzania ranks 72nd of 174 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 8 and Tanzania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Suriname	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1920s	0.721	0.1565	0.5645	Suriname
1930s	0.721	0.158	0.563	Suriname
1940s	0.721	0.158	0.563	Suriname
1950s	0.767	0.1922	0.5748	Suriname
1960s	0.767	0.5912	0.1758	Suriname
1970s	0.8009	0.658	0.1429	Suriname
1980s	0.5797	0.658	0.0783	Tanzania
1990s	0.8173	0.806	0.0113	Suriname
2000s	0.859	0.8809	0.0219	Tanzania
2010s	0.8138	0.8784	0.0646	Tanzania
2020s	0.784	0.7757	0.0083	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Suriname or Tanzania?: Tanzania, at 0.681 against 0.66 in Suriname as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Suriname and Tanzania?: 0.021, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Tanzania?: 100 years are reported by both, from 1926 to 2025.
How do Suriname and Tanzania rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Suriname ranks 75th and Tanzania ranks 72nd 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: 07 August 2026

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