What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between France and United Kingdom?

0.004, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?

232 years are reported by both, from 1789 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.

France vs United Kingdom: Legislative Checks on Government Index

France

0.946

in 2025

United Kingdom

0.95

in 2025

France rank

11th

United Kingdom rank

10th

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

France
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.95 against 0.946 in France, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 232 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United Kingdom ahead.

France ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 10th of 174 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, France averaged higher in 8 and United Kingdom in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.663	0.792	0.129	United Kingdom
1790s	0.5738	0.792	0.2182	United Kingdom
1800s	0.102	0.792	0.69	United Kingdom
1810s	0.2293	0.792	0.5627	United Kingdom
1820s	0.368	0.792	0.424	United Kingdom
1830s	0.424	0.792	0.368	United Kingdom
1840s	0.488	0.792	0.304	United Kingdom
1850s	0.348	0.792	0.444	United Kingdom
1860s	0.4129	0.792	0.3791	United Kingdom
1870s	0.6267	0.792	0.1653	United Kingdom
1880s	0.812	0.792	0.02	France
1890s	0.812	0.792	0.02	France
1900s	0.812	0.792	0.02	France
1910s	0.7938	0.7874	0.0064	France
1920s	0.805	0.7902	0.0148	France
1930s	0.805	0.7701	0.0349	France
1940s	0.8016	0.7834	0.0182	France
1950s	0.8194	0.788	0.0314	France
1960s	0.797	0.8324	0.0354	United Kingdom
1970s	0.865	0.8893	0.0243	United Kingdom
1980s	0.865	0.917	0.052	United Kingdom
1990s	0.865	0.9435	0.0785	United Kingdom
2000s	0.871	0.951	0.08	United Kingdom
2010s	0.8828	0.9556	0.0728	United Kingdom
2020s	0.9203	0.9445	0.0242	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, France or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 0.95 against 0.946 in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between France and United Kingdom?: 0.004, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?: 232 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do France and United Kingdom rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: France ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 10th 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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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.