Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Hungary or India?

Hungary, at 0.497 against 0.483 in India as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and India?

218 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.

Hungary vs India: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Hungary

0.497

in 2025

India

0.483

in 2025

Hungary rank

101st

India rank

103rd

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Hungary
India

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 0.497 against 0.483 in India, a difference of 0.014.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 218 shared years of data; in 1789 it was India ahead.

Hungary ranks 101st and India ranks 103rd of 174 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 11 and India in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hungary	India	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.118	0.204	0.086	India
1790s	0.118	0.204	0.086	India
1800s	0.118	0.204	0.086	India
1810s	0.118	0.204	0.086	India
1820s	0.118	0.204	0.086	India
1830s	0.118	0.2677	0.1497	India
1840s	0.1759	0.295	0.1191	India
1860s	0.34	0.295	0.045	Hungary
1870s	0.496	0.295	0.201	Hungary
1880s	0.496	0.295	0.201	Hungary
1890s	0.496	0.295	0.201	Hungary
1900s	0.496	0.142	0.354	Hungary
1910s	0.4791	0.142	0.3371	Hungary
1920s	0.5828	0.142	0.4408	Hungary
1930s	0.604	0.2945	0.3095	Hungary
1940s	0.4644	0.4099	0.0546	Hungary
1950s	0.086	0.8042	0.7182	India
1960s	0.0972	0.804	0.7068	India
1970s	0.1	0.7864	0.6864	India
1980s	0.1417	0.842	0.7003	India
1990s	0.855	0.842	0.013	Hungary
2000s	0.8602	0.842	0.0182	Hungary
2010s	0.6413	0.7794	0.1381	India
2020s	0.5263	0.6098	0.0835	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Hungary or India?: Hungary, at 0.497 against 0.483 in India as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Hungary and India?: 0.014, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and India?: 218 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Hungary and India rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Hungary ranks 101st and India ranks 103rd 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.