Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Belgium or Bulgaria?

Bulgaria, at 0.9 against 0.889 in Belgium as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Bulgaria?

219 years are reported by both, from 1796 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.

Belgium vs Bulgaria: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Belgium

0.889

in 2025

Bulgaria

0.9

in 2025

Belgium rank

30th

Bulgaria rank

28th

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Belgium
Bulgaria

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.9 against 0.889 in Belgium, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 219 shared years of data; in 1796 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 30th and Bulgaria ranks 28th of 174 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Bulgaria	Difference	Ahead
1790s	0.62	0.042	0.578	Belgium
1800s	0.102	0.042	0.06	Belgium
1810s	0.3848	0.042	0.3428	Belgium
1820s	0.611	0.042	0.569	Belgium
1830s	0.7678	0.042	0.7258	Belgium
1840s	0.78	0.042	0.738	Belgium
1850s	0.78	0.042	0.738	Belgium
1860s	0.78	0.042	0.738	Belgium
1870s	0.78	0.1269	0.6531	Belgium
1880s	0.78	0.4075	0.3725	Belgium
1890s	0.78	0.483	0.297	Belgium
1900s	0.78	0.5465	0.2335	Belgium
1910s	0.763	0.5613	0.2017	Belgium
1920s	0.772	0.5418	0.2302	Belgium
1930s	0.772	0.5006	0.2714	Belgium
1940s	0.7806	0.2873	0.4933	Belgium
1950s	0.835	0.074	0.761	Belgium
1960s	0.835	0.074	0.761	Belgium
1970s	0.835	0.074	0.761	Belgium
1980s	0.842	0.074	0.768	Belgium
1990s	0.885	0.8772	0.0078	Belgium
2000s	0.8999	0.8679	0.032	Belgium
2010s	0.9083	0.8332	0.0751	Belgium
2020s	0.8968	0.8797	0.0172	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Belgium or Bulgaria?: Bulgaria, at 0.9 against 0.889 in Belgium as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Belgium and Bulgaria?: 0.011, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Bulgaria?: 219 years are reported by both, from 1796 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Bulgaria rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Belgium ranks 30th and Bulgaria ranks 28th 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.

Individual pages

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.