Chile vs Finland: Legislative Checks on Government Index
Chile
0.976
in 2025
Finland
0.965
in 2025
Chile rank
5th
Finland rank
6th
Legislative Checks on Government Index over time
- Chile
- Finland
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.976 against 0.965 in Finland, a difference of 0.011.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 197 shared years of data; in 1811 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 5th and Finland ranks 6th of 174 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 13 and Finland in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0.223 | 0.094 | 0.129 | Chile |
| 1820s | 0.335 | 0.094 | 0.241 | Chile |
| 1830s | 0.227 | 0.094 | 0.133 | Chile |
| 1840s | 0.2882 | 0.094 | 0.1942 | Chile |
| 1850s | 0.2497 | 0.094 | 0.1557 | Chile |
| 1860s | 0.4767 | 0.094 | 0.3827 | Chile |
| 1870s | 0.577 | 0.094 | 0.483 | Chile |
| 1880s | 0.609 | 0.094 | 0.515 | Chile |
| 1890s | 0.737 | 0.094 | 0.643 | Chile |
| 1900s | 0.737 | 0.2045 | 0.5325 | Chile |
| 1910s | 0.737 | 0.6115 | 0.1255 | Chile |
| 1920s | 0.6476 | 0.919 | 0.2714 | Finland |
| 1930s | 0.6772 | 0.9117 | 0.2345 | Finland |
| 1940s | 0.6732 | 0.9018 | 0.2286 | Finland |
| 1950s | 0.6793 | 0.963 | 0.2837 | Finland |
| 1960s | 0.714 | 0.963 | 0.249 | Finland |
| 1970s | 0.84 | 0.963 | 0.123 | Finland |
| 1990s | 0.939 | 0.97 | 0.031 | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.9587 | 0.97 | 0.0113 | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.9792 | 0.9691 | 0.0101 | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.979 | 0.9698 | 0.0092 | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Chile or Finland?
- Chile, at 0.976 against 0.965 in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Chile and Finland?
- 0.011, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Finland?
- 197 years are reported by both, from 1811 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Finland rank globally for legislative checks on government index?
- Chile ranks 5th and Finland ranks 6th 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.