Brazil vs France: Legislative Checks on Government Index
Brazil
0.933
in 2025
France
0.946
in 2025
Brazil rank
14th
France rank
11th
Legislative Checks on Government Index over time
- Brazil
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 0.946 against 0.933 in Brazil, a difference of 0.013.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 198 shared years of data; in 1823 it was France ahead.
Brazil ranks 14th and France ranks 11th of 174 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and France in 20.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.3034 | 0.368 | 0.0646 | France |
| 1830s | 0.356 | 0.424 | 0.068 | France |
| 1840s | 0.3432 | 0.488 | 0.1448 | France |
| 1850s | 0.365 | 0.348 | 0.017 | Brazil |
| 1860s | 0.365 | 0.4129 | 0.0479 | France |
| 1870s | 0.3392 | 0.6267 | 0.2875 | France |
| 1880s | 0.365 | 0.812 | 0.447 | France |
| 1890s | 0.253 | 0.812 | 0.559 | France |
| 1900s | 0.253 | 0.812 | 0.559 | France |
| 1910s | 0.253 | 0.7938 | 0.5408 | France |
| 1920s | 0.253 | 0.805 | 0.552 | France |
| 1930s | 0.1218 | 0.805 | 0.6832 | France |
| 1940s | 0.5098 | 0.8016 | 0.2918 | France |
| 1950s | 0.6303 | 0.8194 | 0.1891 | France |
| 1960s | 0.3503 | 0.797 | 0.4467 | France |
| 1970s | 0.1347 | 0.865 | 0.7303 | France |
| 1980s | 0.4904 | 0.865 | 0.3746 | France |
| 1990s | 0.8408 | 0.865 | 0.0242 | France |
| 2000s | 0.8652 | 0.871 | 0.0058 | France |
| 2010s | 0.8686 | 0.8828 | 0.0142 | France |
| 2020s | 0.8653 | 0.9203 | 0.055 | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Brazil or France?
- France, at 0.946 against 0.933 in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Brazil and France?
- 0.013, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and France?
- 198 years are reported by both, from 1823 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and France rank globally for legislative checks on government index?
- Brazil ranks 14th and France ranks 11th 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
Central estimate of the extent to which the legislature, including opposition parties, questions executive officials and oversees and investigates the executive.