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

Uruguay, at 0.917 against 0.916 in Thailand as of 2025.

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

130 years are reported by both, from 1874 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.

Thailand vs Uruguay: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Thailand

0.916

in 2025

Uruguay

0.917

in 2025

Thailand rank

24th

Uruguay rank

22nd

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Thailand
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.917 against 0.916 in Thailand, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 130 shared years of data; in 1874 it was Uruguay ahead.

Thailand ranks 24th and Uruguay ranks 22nd of 174 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Thailand	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.15	0.4243	0.2743	Uruguay
1880s	0.15	0.5738	0.4238	Uruguay
1890s	0.15	0.6602	0.5102	Uruguay
1900s	0.15	0.6161	0.4661	Uruguay
1910s	0.15	0.6999	0.5499	Uruguay
1920s	0.15	0.808	0.658	Uruguay
1930s	0.1511	0.5323	0.3811	Uruguay
1940s	0.195	0.7282	0.5332	Uruguay
1950s	0.1426	0.83	0.6874	Uruguay
1960s	0.0853	0.831	0.7457	Uruguay
1970s	0.0887	0.808	0.7193	Uruguay
1980s	0.328	0.7682	0.4402	Uruguay
1990s	0.524	0.923	0.399	Uruguay
2000s	0.6376	0.911	0.2734	Uruguay
2010s	0.4521	0.918	0.4659	Uruguay
2020s	0.8072	0.9083	0.1012	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Thailand or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 0.917 against 0.916 in Thailand as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Thailand and Uruguay?: 0.001, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Uruguay?: 130 years are reported by both, from 1874 to 2025.
How do Thailand and Uruguay rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Thailand ranks 24th 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.