Japan vs Thailand: Legislative Checks on Government Index
Japan
0.901
in 2025
Thailand
0.916
in 2025
Japan rank
27th
Thailand rank
24th
Legislative Checks on Government Index over time
- Japan
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 0.916 against 0.901 in Japan, a difference of 0.015.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 141 shared years of data; in 1874 it was Thailand ahead.
Japan ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 24th of 174 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 14 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.133 | 0.15 | 0.017 | Thailand |
| 1880s | 0.1299 | 0.15 | 0.0201 | Thailand |
| 1890s | 0.5244 | 0.15 | 0.3744 | Japan |
| 1900s | 0.54 | 0.15 | 0.39 | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.5833 | 0.15 | 0.4333 | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.593 | 0.15 | 0.443 | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.5666 | 0.1511 | 0.4155 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.6518 | 0.195 | 0.4568 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.923 | 0.1426 | 0.7804 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.923 | 0.0853 | 0.8377 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.901 | 0.2064 | 0.6946 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.901 | 0.294 | 0.607 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.9094 | 0.524 | 0.3854 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.932 | 0.6376 | 0.2944 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.932 | 0.4521 | 0.4799 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.901 | 0.8072 | 0.0938 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Japan or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 0.916 against 0.901 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Japan and Thailand?
- 0.015, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Thailand?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1874 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Thailand rank globally for legislative checks on government index?
- Japan ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 24th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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
Central estimate of the extent to which the legislature, including opposition parties, questions executive officials and oversees and investigates the executive.