How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Netherlands?

188 years are reported by both, from 1838 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.

Costa Rica vs Netherlands: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Costa Rica

0.956

in 2025

Netherlands

0.956

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

7th

Netherlands rank

7th

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Costa Rica
Netherlands

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.956 against 0.956 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Netherlands ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 7th of 174 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 19.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1830s	0.389	0.611	0.222	Netherlands
1840s	0.389	0.669	0.28	Netherlands
1850s	0.389	0.901	0.512	Netherlands
1860s	0.389	0.901	0.512	Netherlands
1870s	0.389	0.901	0.512	Netherlands
1880s	0.389	0.901	0.512	Netherlands
1890s	0.473	0.901	0.428	Netherlands
1900s	0.4832	0.901	0.4178	Netherlands
1910s	0.4152	0.901	0.4858	Netherlands
1920s	0.504	0.901	0.397	Netherlands
1930s	0.535	0.901	0.366	Netherlands
1940s	0.6028	0.4154	0.1874	Costa Rica
1950s	0.8256	0.932	0.1064	Netherlands
1960s	0.847	0.932	0.085	Netherlands
1970s	0.8623	0.947	0.0847	Netherlands
1980s	0.8964	0.9662	0.0698	Netherlands
1990s	0.9376	0.968	0.0304	Netherlands
2000s	0.946	0.968	0.022	Netherlands
2010s	0.9491	0.9752	0.0261	Netherlands
2020s	0.956	0.9607	0.0047	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Costa Rica or Netherlands?: Costa Rica, at 0.956 against 0.956 in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Costa Rica and Netherlands?: 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Netherlands?: 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Netherlands rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Costa Rica ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 7th 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.