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