Legislative Checks on Government Index in Guyana
Guyana: Legislative Checks on Government Index was 0.266 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Legislative Checks on Government Index in Guyana, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 0.266 for legislative checks on government index in 2025.
The figure is down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, legislative checks on government index in Guyana peaked at 0.408 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.09, in 1970.
Guyana ranks 135th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1832 | 0.145 | 0.242 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1838 | 0.125 | 0.222 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1016 | 0.09 | 0.119 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2614 | 0.119 | 0.297 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3393 | 0.297 | 0.344 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.367 | 0.332 | 0.408 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2887 | 0.266 | 0.375 | 6 |
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More reference data data for Guyana
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1147 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5186 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.373 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.2 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.0337 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 142.21 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is legislative checks on government index in Guyana?
- Legislative checks on government index in Guyana was 0.266 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest legislative checks on government index recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.408 in 2016.
- What is the lowest legislative checks on government index recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 in 1970.
- How does Guyana rank for legislative checks on government index?
- Guyana ranks 135th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is legislative checks on government index rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Legislative Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the legislature, including opposition parties, questions executive officials and oversees and investigates the executive.