Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Congo or Cote d'Ivoire?

Cote d'Ivoire, at 0.306 against 0.303 in Congo as of 2025.

What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Congo and Cote d'Ivoire?

0.003, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Cote d'Ivoire?

69 years are reported by both, from 1947 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.

Congo vs Cote d'Ivoire: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Congo

0.303

in 2025

Cote d'Ivoire

0.306

in 2025

Congo rank

126th

Cote d'Ivoire rank

124th

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Congo
Cote d'Ivoire

How they compare

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 0.306 against 0.303 in Congo, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 126th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 124th of 174 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 6 and Cote d'Ivoire in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Cote d'Ivoire	Difference	Ahead
1940s	0.493	0.157	0.336	Congo
1950s	0.477	0.156	0.321	Congo
1960s	0.4615	0.081	0.3805	Congo
1970s	0.0936	0.081	0.0126	Congo
1980s	0.072	0.081	0.009	Cote d'Ivoire
1990s	0.4973	0.1471	0.3502	Congo
2000s	0.2489	0.3147	0.0658	Cote d'Ivoire
2010s	0.264	0.3294	0.0654	Cote d'Ivoire
2020s	0.3133	0.2218	0.0915	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Congo or Cote d'Ivoire?: Cote d'Ivoire, at 0.306 against 0.303 in Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Congo and Cote d'Ivoire?: 0.003, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Cote d'Ivoire?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2025.
How do Congo and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Congo ranks 126th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 124th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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