Qatar vs Russia: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Qatar
0.071
in 2025
Russia
0.073
in 2025
Qatar rank
166th
Russia rank
165th

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

  • Qatar
  • Russia
00.20.40.6190019622025

How they compare

Russia currently reports 0.073 against 0.071 in Qatar, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 120 shared years of data; in 1906 it was Russia ahead.

Qatar ranks 166th and Russia ranks 165th of 174 countries.

Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar Russia Difference Ahead
1900s 0.048 0.1985 0.1505 Russia
1910s 0.048 0.2026 0.1546 Russia
1920s 0.048 0.0642 0.0162 Russia
1930s 0.048 0.051 0.003 Russia
1940s 0.048 0.051 0.003 Russia
1950s 0.048 0.051 0.003 Russia
1960s 0.048 0.051 0.003 Russia
1970s 0.0504 0.051 0.0006 Russia
1980s 0.048 0.1058 0.0578 Russia
1990s 0.048 0.5896 0.5416 Russia
2000s 0.048 0.3063 0.2583 Russia
2010s 0.048 0.1628 0.1148 Russia
2020s 0.0557 0.0948 0.0392 Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Qatar or Russia?
Russia, at 0.073 against 0.071 in Qatar as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Qatar and Russia?
0.002, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Russia?
120 years are reported by both, from 1906 to 2025.
How do Qatar and Russia rank globally for legislative checks on government index?
Qatar ranks 166th and Russia ranks 165th 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

Central estimate of the extent to which the legislature, including opposition parties, questions executive officials and oversees and investigates the executive.