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

0.008, with United Kingdom ahead.

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

208 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.

South Korea vs United Kingdom: Legislative Checks on Government Index

South Korea

0.942

in 2025

United Kingdom

0.95

in 2025

South Korea rank

12th

United Kingdom rank

10th

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

South Korea
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.95 against 0.942 in South Korea, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 208 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United Kingdom ahead.

South Korea ranks 12th and United Kingdom ranks 10th of 174 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Korea	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.049	0.792	0.743	United Kingdom
1790s	0.049	0.792	0.743	United Kingdom
1800s	0.049	0.792	0.743	United Kingdom
1810s	0.049	0.792	0.743	United Kingdom
1820s	0.049	0.792	0.743	United Kingdom
1830s	0.049	0.792	0.743	United Kingdom
1840s	0.049	0.792	0.743	United Kingdom
1850s	0.049	0.792	0.743	United Kingdom
1860s	0.049	0.792	0.743	United Kingdom
1870s	0.049	0.792	0.743	United Kingdom
1880s	0.049	0.792	0.743	United Kingdom
1890s	0.049	0.792	0.743	United Kingdom
1900s	0.051	0.792	0.741	United Kingdom
1910s	0.051	0.7874	0.7364	United Kingdom
1920s	0.051	0.786	0.735	United Kingdom
1940s	0.1875	0.788	0.6005	United Kingdom
1950s	0.177	0.788	0.611	United Kingdom
1960s	0.1057	0.8324	0.7267	United Kingdom
1970s	0.0546	0.8893	0.8347	United Kingdom
1980s	0.1484	0.917	0.7686	United Kingdom
1990s	0.7038	0.9435	0.2397	United Kingdom
2000s	0.9204	0.951	0.0306	United Kingdom
2010s	0.9097	0.9556	0.0459	United Kingdom
2020s	0.9302	0.9445	0.0143	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, South Korea or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 0.95 against 0.942 in South Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between South Korea and United Kingdom?: 0.008, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and United Kingdom?: 208 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do South Korea and United Kingdom rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: South Korea ranks 12th 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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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.