Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Italy or Uruguay?

Uruguay, at 0.917 against 0.905 in Italy as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Uruguay?

167 years are reported by both, from 1848 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.

Italy vs Uruguay: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Italy

0.905

in 2025

Uruguay

0.917

in 2025

Italy rank

25th

Uruguay rank

22nd

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Italy
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.917 against 0.905 in Italy, a difference of 0.012.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1848 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 25th and Uruguay ranks 22nd of 174 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 8 and Uruguay in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1840s	0.399	0.094	0.305	Italy
1850s	0.399	0.6311	0.2321	Uruguay
1860s	0.5174	0.6034	0.086	Uruguay
1870s	0.547	0.6094	0.0624	Uruguay
1880s	0.547	0.5738	0.0268	Uruguay
1890s	0.547	0.6602	0.1132	Uruguay
1900s	0.6128	0.6161	0.0033	Uruguay
1910s	0.5812	0.6999	0.1187	Uruguay
1920s	0.2318	0.7918	0.56	Uruguay
1930s	0.018	0.5838	0.5658	Uruguay
1940s	0.4088	0.7282	0.3194	Uruguay
1950s	0.902	0.83	0.072	Italy
1960s	0.902	0.831	0.071	Italy
1970s	0.902	0.808	0.094	Italy
1980s	0.902	0.7682	0.1338	Italy
1990s	0.923	0.923	0	—
2000s	0.9332	0.911	0.0222	Italy
2010s	0.952	0.918	0.034	Italy
2020s	0.945	0.9083	0.0367	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Italy or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 0.917 against 0.905 in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Italy and Uruguay?: 0.012, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Uruguay?: 167 years are reported by both, from 1848 to 2025.
How do Italy and Uruguay rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Italy ranks 25th and Uruguay ranks 22nd 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.