Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Algeria or Democratic Republic of Congo?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.278 against 0.273 in Algeria as of 2025.

What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Algeria and Democratic Republic of Congo?

0.005, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Democratic Republic of Congo?

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.

Algeria vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Algeria

0.273

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.278

in 2025

Algeria rank

132nd

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

130th

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Algeria
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.278 against 0.273 in Algeria, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 132nd and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 130th of 174 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.641	0.4034	0.2376	Algeria
1910s	0.641	0.363	0.278	Algeria
1920s	0.641	0.363	0.278	Algeria
1930s	0.641	0.363	0.278	Algeria
1940s	0.641	0.363	0.278	Algeria
1950s	0.6923	0.363	0.3293	Algeria
1960s	0.2929	0.2182	0.0747	Algeria
1970s	0.1456	0.0616	0.084	Algeria
1980s	0.2264	0.0834	0.143	Algeria
1990s	0.3098	0.1496	0.1602	Algeria
2000s	0.343	0.3254	0.0176	Algeria
2010s	0.3685	0.2762	0.0923	Algeria
2020s	0.3055	0.2755	0.03	Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Algeria or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.278 against 0.273 in Algeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Algeria and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 0.005, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Algeria and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Algeria ranks 132nd and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 130th 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.