Legislative Checks on Government Index in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Legislative Checks on Government Index was 0.79 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
0.79
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
55th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.79
in 2024
All-time low
0.617
in 2019
Years of data
75
1951–2025

Legislative Checks on Government Index in Papua New Guinea, 1951–2025

00.20.40.60.8195119882025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 0.79 for legislative checks on government index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.

The figure is up 18.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, legislative checks on government index in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.79 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.617, in 2019.

Papua New Guinea ranks 55th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 0.657 0.657 0.657 9
1960s 0.657 0.657 0.657 10
1970s 0.6774 0.631 0.689 10
1980s 0.689 0.689 0.689 10
1990s 0.689 0.689 0.689 10
2000s 0.689 0.689 0.689 10
2010s 0.6568 0.617 0.689 10
2020s 0.7118 0.619 0.79 6

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

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  4. 56 Nepal 0.789 compare
  5. 57 Kuwait 0.788 compare
  6. 58 Peru 0.786 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is legislative checks on government index in Papua New Guinea?
Legislative checks on government index in Papua New Guinea was 0.79 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest legislative checks on government index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.79 in 2024.
What is the lowest legislative checks on government index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.617 in 2019.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for legislative checks on government index?
Papua New Guinea ranks 55th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
Is legislative checks on government index rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Papua New Guinea 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

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