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

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.278
in 2025
Niger
0.27
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
130th
Niger rank
133rd

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Niger
00.20.40.60.8190019622025

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.278 against 0.27 in Niger, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 130th and Niger ranks 133rd 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.