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

Benin
0.29
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.278
in 2025
Benin rank
129th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
130th

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

  • Benin
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
00.20.40.60.81190019622025

How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.29 against 0.278 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.012.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 129th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 130th of 174 countries.

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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

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