Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Brazil or Czechia?

Brazil, at 0.933 against 0.929 in Czechia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Czechia?

150 years are reported by both, from 1848 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.

Brazil vs Czechia: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Brazil

0.933

in 2025

Czechia

0.929

in 2025

Brazil rank

14th

Czechia rank

16th

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Brazil
Czechia

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.933 against 0.929 in Czechia, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 150 shared years of data; in 1848 it was Czechia ahead.

Brazil ranks 14th and Czechia ranks 16th of 174 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Czechia in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Czechia	Difference	Ahead
1840s	0.292	0.384	0.092	Czechia
1860s	0.365	0.501	0.136	Czechia
1870s	0.3281	0.517	0.1889	Czechia
1880s	0.365	0.517	0.152	Czechia
1890s	0.253	0.517	0.264	Czechia
1900s	0.253	0.517	0.264	Czechia
1910s	0.253	0.5237	0.2707	Czechia
1920s	0.253	0.583	0.33	Czechia
1930s	0.1218	0.5705	0.4487	Czechia
1940s	0.6045	0.2195	0.385	Brazil
1950s	0.6303	0.0476	0.5827	Brazil
1960s	0.3503	0.083	0.2673	Brazil
1970s	0.1347	0.0714	0.0633	Brazil
1980s	0.4904	0.0838	0.4066	Brazil
1990s	0.8408	0.9067	0.0659	Czechia
2000s	0.8652	0.9161	0.0509	Czechia
2010s	0.8686	0.8674	0.0012	Brazil
2020s	0.8653	0.9222	0.0568	Czechia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Brazil or Czechia?: Brazil, at 0.933 against 0.929 in Czechia as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Brazil and Czechia?: 0.004, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Czechia?: 150 years are reported by both, from 1848 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Czechia rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Brazil ranks 14th and Czechia ranks 16th 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.