What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Australia and United Kingdom?

0.01, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom?

200 years are reported by both, from 1825 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.

Australia vs United Kingdom: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Australia

0.94

in 2025

United Kingdom

0.95

in 2025

Australia rank

13th

United Kingdom rank

10th

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Australia
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.95 against 0.94 in Australia, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 200 shared years of data; in 1825 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Australia ranks 13th and United Kingdom ranks 10th of 174 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 15 and United Kingdom in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1820s	0.644	0.792	0.148	United Kingdom
1830s	0.644	0.792	0.148	United Kingdom
1840s	0.644	0.792	0.148	United Kingdom
1850s	0.7854	0.792	0.0066	United Kingdom
1860s	0.837	0.792	0.045	Australia
1870s	0.837	0.792	0.045	Australia
1880s	0.837	0.792	0.045	Australia
1890s	0.837	0.792	0.045	Australia
1900s	0.919	0.792	0.127	Australia
1910s	0.919	0.7874	0.1316	Australia
1920s	0.919	0.7902	0.1288	Australia
1930s	0.919	0.7701	0.1489	Australia
1940s	0.9082	0.7756	0.1326	Australia
1950s	0.892	0.788	0.104	Australia
1960s	0.892	0.8324	0.0596	Australia
1970s	0.9044	0.8893	0.0151	Australia
1980s	0.943	0.917	0.026	Australia
1990s	0.943	0.9435	0.0005	United Kingdom
2000s	0.944	0.951	0.007	United Kingdom
2010s	0.959	0.9556	0.0034	Australia
2020s	0.946	0.9445	0.0015	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Australia or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 0.95 against 0.94 in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Australia and United Kingdom?: 0.01, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom?: 200 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
How do Australia and United Kingdom rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Australia ranks 13th and United Kingdom ranks 10th 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.