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

Cote d'Ivoire, at 0.306 against 0.3 in Laos as of 2025.

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

0.006, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

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

80 years are reported by both, from 1946 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.

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

Cote d'Ivoire

0.306

in 2025

Laos

0.3

in 2025

Cote d'Ivoire rank

124th

Laos rank

127th

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Cote d'Ivoire
Laos

How they compare

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 0.306 against 0.3 in Laos, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Laos ahead.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 124th and Laos ranks 127th of 174 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cote d'Ivoire	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1940s	0.1825	0.3675	0.185	Laos
1950s	0.156	0.3626	0.2066	Laos
1960s	0.081	0.3775	0.2965	Laos
1970s	0.081	0.411	0.33	Laos
1980s	0.081	0.42	0.339	Laos
1990s	0.1487	0.1492	0.0005	Laos
2000s	0.3147	0.155	0.1597	Cote d'Ivoire
2010s	0.3294	0.1766	0.1528	Cote d'Ivoire
2020s	0.2218	0.3217	0.0998	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Cote d'Ivoire or Laos?: Cote d'Ivoire, at 0.306 against 0.3 in Laos as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Cote d'Ivoire and Laos?: 0.006, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Laos?: 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Laos rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Cote d'Ivoire ranks 124th and Laos ranks 127th 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.