Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Congo or Kyrgyzstan?

Kyrgyzstan, at 0.311 against 0.303 in Congo as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Kyrgyzstan?

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 Kyrgyzstan: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Congo

0.303

in 2025

Kyrgyzstan

0.311

in 2025

Congo rank

126th

Kyrgyzstan rank

123rd

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Congo
Kyrgyzstan

How they compare

Kyrgyzstan currently reports 0.311 against 0.303 in Congo, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 126th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 123rd of 174 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 5 and Kyrgyzstan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Kyrgyzstan	Difference	Ahead
1940s	0.493	0.051	0.442	Congo
1950s	0.477	0.051	0.426	Congo
1960s	0.4615	0.051	0.4105	Congo
1970s	0.0936	0.051	0.0426	Congo
1980s	0.072	0.1058	0.0338	Kyrgyzstan
1990s	0.4973	0.4596	0.0378	Congo
2000s	0.2489	0.4471	0.1982	Kyrgyzstan
2010s	0.264	0.7551	0.4911	Kyrgyzstan
2020s	0.3133	0.4187	0.1053	Kyrgyzstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Congo or Kyrgyzstan?: Kyrgyzstan, at 0.311 against 0.303 in Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Congo and Kyrgyzstan?: 0.008, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Kyrgyzstan?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2025.
How do Congo and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Congo ranks 126th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 123rd 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.

Individual pages

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.