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Legislative Checks on Government Index in Argentina

Argentina: Legislative Checks on Government Index was 0.8 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.8
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
52nd
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.833
in 2016
All-time low
0.233
in 1811
Years of data
172
1811–2025

Legislative Checks on Government Index in Argentina, 1811–2025

0.20.40.60.8181119182025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Argentina recorded 0.8 for legislative checks on government index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, legislative checks on government index in Argentina peaked at 0.833 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.233, in 1811.

That places Argentina 52nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 172 years of available data.

Legislative Checks on Government Index in Argentina, year by year

Year Value Change
1811 0.233 —
1812 0.233 +0.0%
1813 0.233 +0.0%
1814 0.233 +0.0%
1815 0.233 +0.0%
1816 0.233 +0.0%
1817 0.233 +0.0%
1818 0.233 +0.0%
1819 0.233 +0.0%
1820 0.233 +0.0%
1824 0.236 +1.3%
1825 0.236 +0.0%
1826 0.236 +0.0%
1827 0.236 +0.0%
1828 0.236 +0.0%
1853 0.485 +105.5%
1854 0.485 +0.0%
1855 0.485 +0.0%
1856 0.485 +0.0%
1857 0.485 +0.0%
1858 0.485 +0.0%
1859 0.485 +0.0%
1860 0.485 +0.0%
1861 0.485 +0.0%
1862 0.485 +0.0%
1863 0.485 +0.0%
1864 0.485 +0.0%
1865 0.485 +0.0%
1866 0.485 +0.0%
1867 0.485 +0.0%
1868 0.485 +0.0%
1869 0.485 +0.0%
1870 0.485 +0.0%
1871 0.485 +0.0%
1872 0.485 +0.0%
1873 0.485 +0.0%
1874 0.485 +0.0%
1875 0.485 +0.0%
1876 0.485 +0.0%
1877 0.485 +0.0%
1878 0.485 +0.0%
1879 0.485 +0.0%
1880 0.485 +0.0%
1881 0.485 +0.0%
1882 0.485 +0.0%
1883 0.485 +0.0%
1884 0.485 +0.0%
1885 0.485 +0.0%
1886 0.485 +0.0%
1887 0.485 +0.0%
1888 0.485 +0.0%
1889 0.485 +0.0%
1890 0.485 +0.0%
1891 0.485 +0.0%
1892 0.485 +0.0%
1893 0.485 +0.0%
1894 0.485 +0.0%
1895 0.485 +0.0%
1896 0.485 +0.0%
1897 0.485 +0.0%
1898 0.485 +0.0%
1899 0.485 +0.0%
1900 0.562 +15.9%
1901 0.562 +0.0%
1902 0.562 +0.0%
1903 0.562 +0.0%
1904 0.562 +0.0%
1905 0.557 -0.9%
1906 0.557 +0.0%
1907 0.566 +1.6%
1908 0.566 +0.0%
1909 0.566 +0.0%
1910 0.566 +0.0%
1911 0.566 +0.0%
1912 0.566 +0.0%
1913 0.612 +8.1%
1914 0.612 +0.0%
1915 0.612 +0.0%
1916 0.698 +14.1%
1917 0.71 +1.7%
1918 0.684 -3.7%
1919 0.684 +0.0%
1920 0.684 +0.0%
1921 0.684 +0.0%
1922 0.65 -5.0%
1923 0.65 +0.0%
1924 0.65 +0.0%
1925 0.65 +0.0%
1926 0.65 +0.0%
1927 0.65 +0.0%
1928 0.65 +0.0%
1929 0.665 +2.3%
1930 0.665 +0.0%
1931 0.659 -0.9%
1932 0.626 -5.0%
1933 0.626 +0.0%
1934 0.626 +0.0%
1935 0.626 +0.0%
1936 0.626 +0.0%
1937 0.626 +0.0%
1938 0.603 -3.7%
1939 0.603 +0.0%
1940 0.603 +0.0%
1941 0.616 +2.2%
1942 0.616 +0.0%
1943 0.616 +0.0%
1946 0.397 -35.6%
1947 0.397 +0.0%
1948 0.372 -6.3%
1949 0.364 -2.2%
1950 0.364 +0.0%
1951 0.364 +0.0%
1952 0.364 +0.0%
1953 0.364 +0.0%
1954 0.364 +0.0%
1955 0.364 +0.0%
1958 0.55 +51.1%
1959 0.617 +12.2%
1960 0.617 +0.0%
1961 0.617 +0.0%
1962 0.617 +0.0%
1963 0.674 +9.2%
1964 0.734 +8.9%
1965 0.756 +3.0%
1966 0.756 +0.0%
1973 0.496 -34.4%
1974 0.505 +1.8%
1975 0.505 +0.0%
1976 0.505 +0.0%
1983 0.615 +21.8%
1984 0.683 +11.1%
1985 0.683 +0.0%
1986 0.683 +0.0%
1987 0.683 +0.0%
1988 0.683 +0.0%
1989 0.713 +4.4%
1990 0.655 -8.1%
1991 0.683 +4.3%
1992 0.683 +0.0%
1993 0.683 +0.0%
1994 0.683 +0.0%
1995 0.726 +6.3%
1996 0.699 -3.7%
1997 0.699 +0.0%
1998 0.699 +0.0%
1999 0.699 +0.0%
2000 0.727 +4.0%
2001 0.763 +5.0%
2002 0.755 -1.0%
2003 0.755 +0.0%
2004 0.755 +0.0%
2005 0.745 -1.3%
2006 0.745 +0.0%
2007 0.729 -2.1%
2008 0.734 +0.7%
2009 0.734 +0.0%
2010 0.749 +2.0%
2011 0.711 -5.1%
2012 0.703 -1.1%
2013 0.702 -0.1%
2014 0.708 +0.9%
2015 0.751 +6.1%
2016 0.833 +10.9%
2017 0.826 -0.8%
2018 0.8 -3.1%
2019 0.77 -3.8%
2020 0.708 -8.1%
2021 0.751 +6.1%
2022 0.725 -3.5%
2023 0.81 +11.7%
2024 0.804 -0.7%
2025 0.8 -0.5%

Argentina compared with similar countries

  • Argentina's 0.8 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.599, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Argentina's 0.8 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.66, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1810s 0.233 0.233 0.233 9
1820s 0.2355 0.233 0.236 6
1850s 0.485 0.485 0.485 7
1860s 0.485 0.485 0.485 10
1870s 0.485 0.485 0.485 10
1880s 0.485 0.485 0.485 10
1890s 0.485 0.485 0.485 10
1900s 0.5622 0.557 0.566 10
1910s 0.631 0.566 0.71 10
1920s 0.6583 0.65 0.684 10
1930s 0.6286 0.603 0.665 10
1940s 0.4976 0.364 0.616 8
1950s 0.4189 0.364 0.617 8
1960s 0.6816 0.617 0.756 7
1970s 0.5028 0.496 0.505 4
1980s 0.6776 0.615 0.713 7
1990s 0.6909 0.655 0.726 10
2000s 0.7442 0.727 0.763 10
2010s 0.7553 0.702 0.833 10
2020s 0.7663 0.708 0.81 6

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 49 Cyprus 0.817 compare
  2. 50 Panama 0.808 compare
  3. 51 Cape Verde 0.807 compare
  4. 53 Iceland 0.792 compare
  5. 53 Vanuatu 0.792 compare
  6. 55 Papua New Guinea 0.79 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is legislative checks on government index in Argentina?
Legislative checks on government index in Argentina was 0.8 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest legislative checks on government index recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 0.833 in 2016.
What is the lowest legislative checks on government index recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.233 in 1811.
How does Argentina rank for legislative checks on government index?
Argentina ranks 52nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
Is legislative checks on government index rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Legislative Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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