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Legislative Checks on Government Index in Brazil

Brazil: Legislative Checks on Government Index was 0.933 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.933
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.937
in 2023
All-time low
0.065
in 1935
Years of data
203
1823–2025

Legislative Checks on Government Index in Brazil, 1823–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, legislative checks on government index in Brazil stood at 0.933.

That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, legislative checks on government index in Brazil peaked at 0.937 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.065, in 1935.

That places Brazil 14th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Legislative Checks on Government Index in Brazil, year by year

Year Value Change
1823 0.246 —
1824 0.227 -7.7%
1825 0.227 +0.0%
1826 0.356 +56.8%
1827 0.356 +0.0%
1828 0.356 +0.0%
1829 0.356 +0.0%
1830 0.356 +0.0%
1831 0.356 +0.0%
1832 0.356 +0.0%
1833 0.356 +0.0%
1834 0.356 +0.0%
1835 0.356 +0.0%
1836 0.356 +0.0%
1837 0.356 +0.0%
1838 0.356 +0.0%
1839 0.356 +0.0%
1840 0.356 +0.0%
1841 0.356 +0.0%
1842 0.356 +0.0%
1843 0.356 +0.0%
1844 0.356 +0.0%
1845 0.356 +0.0%
1846 0.356 +0.0%
1847 0.356 +0.0%
1848 0.356 +0.0%
1849 0.228 -36.0%
1850 0.365 +60.1%
1851 0.365 +0.0%
1852 0.365 +0.0%
1853 0.365 +0.0%
1854 0.365 +0.0%
1855 0.365 +0.0%
1856 0.365 +0.0%
1857 0.365 +0.0%
1858 0.365 +0.0%
1859 0.365 +0.0%
1860 0.365 +0.0%
1861 0.365 +0.0%
1862 0.365 +0.0%
1863 0.365 +0.0%
1864 0.365 +0.0%
1865 0.365 +0.0%
1866 0.365 +0.0%
1867 0.365 +0.0%
1868 0.365 +0.0%
1869 0.365 +0.0%
1870 0.365 +0.0%
1871 0.365 +0.0%
1872 0.365 +0.0%
1873 0.365 +0.0%
1874 0.365 +0.0%
1875 0.365 +0.0%
1876 0.236 -35.3%
1877 0.236 +0.0%
1878 0.365 +54.7%
1879 0.365 +0.0%
1880 0.365 +0.0%
1881 0.365 +0.0%
1882 0.365 +0.0%
1883 0.365 +0.0%
1884 0.365 +0.0%
1885 0.365 +0.0%
1886 0.365 +0.0%
1887 0.365 +0.0%
1888 0.365 +0.0%
1889 0.365 +0.0%
1890 0.253 -30.7%
1891 0.253 +0.0%
1892 0.253 +0.0%
1893 0.253 +0.0%
1894 0.253 +0.0%
1895 0.253 +0.0%
1896 0.253 +0.0%
1897 0.253 +0.0%
1898 0.253 +0.0%
1899 0.253 +0.0%
1900 0.253 +0.0%
1901 0.253 +0.0%
1902 0.253 +0.0%
1903 0.253 +0.0%
1904 0.253 +0.0%
1905 0.253 +0.0%
1906 0.253 +0.0%
1907 0.253 +0.0%
1908 0.253 +0.0%
1909 0.253 +0.0%
1910 0.253 +0.0%
1911 0.253 +0.0%
1912 0.253 +0.0%
1913 0.253 +0.0%
1914 0.253 +0.0%
1915 0.253 +0.0%
1916 0.253 +0.0%
1917 0.253 +0.0%
1918 0.253 +0.0%
1919 0.253 +0.0%
1920 0.253 +0.0%
1921 0.253 +0.0%
1922 0.253 +0.0%
1923 0.253 +0.0%
1924 0.253 +0.0%
1925 0.253 +0.0%
1926 0.253 +0.0%
1927 0.253 +0.0%
1928 0.253 +0.0%
1929 0.253 +0.0%
1930 0.139 -45.1%
1931 0.139 +0.0%
1932 0.139 +0.0%
1933 0.139 +0.0%
1934 0.139 +0.0%
1935 0.065 -53.2%
1936 0.065 +0.0%
1937 0.131 +101.5%
1938 0.131 +0.0%
1939 0.131 +0.0%
1940 0.131 +0.0%
1941 0.131 +0.0%
1942 0.131 +0.0%
1943 0.131 +0.0%
1944 0.131 +0.0%
1945 0.131 +0.0%
1946 0.567 +332.8%
1947 0.617 +8.8%
1948 0.617 +0.0%
1949 0.617 +0.0%
1950 0.644 +4.4%
1951 0.644 +0.0%
1952 0.644 +0.0%
1953 0.644 +0.0%
1954 0.644 +0.0%
1955 0.631 -2.0%
1956 0.613 -2.9%
1957 0.613 +0.0%
1958 0.613 +0.0%
1959 0.613 +0.0%
1960 0.613 +0.0%
1961 0.624 +1.8%
1962 0.624 +0.0%
1963 0.624 +0.0%
1964 0.428 -31.4%
1965 0.1 -76.6%
1966 0.1 +0.0%
1967 0.13 +30.0%
1968 0.13 +0.0%
1969 0.13 +0.0%
1970 0.13 +0.0%
1971 0.13 +0.0%
1972 0.13 +0.0%
1973 0.13 +0.0%
1974 0.13 +0.0%
1975 0.13 +0.0%
1976 0.13 +0.0%
1977 0.13 +0.0%
1978 0.133 +2.3%
1979 0.174 +30.8%
1980 0.216 +24.1%
1981 0.216 +0.0%
1982 0.336 +55.6%
1983 0.394 +17.3%
1984 0.394 +0.0%
1985 0.552 +40.1%
1986 0.649 +17.6%
1987 0.666 +2.6%
1988 0.718 +7.8%
1989 0.763 +6.3%
1990 0.858 +12.5%
1991 0.858 +0.0%
1992 0.858 +0.0%
1993 0.848 -1.2%
1994 0.831 -2.0%
1995 0.831 +0.0%
1996 0.831 +0.0%
1997 0.831 +0.0%
1998 0.831 +0.0%
1999 0.831 +0.0%
2000 0.831 +0.0%
2001 0.831 +0.0%
2002 0.831 +0.0%
2003 0.847 +1.9%
2004 0.847 +0.0%
2005 0.901 +6.4%
2006 0.891 -1.1%
2007 0.891 +0.0%
2008 0.891 +0.0%
2009 0.891 +0.0%
2010 0.902 +1.2%
2011 0.906 +0.4%
2012 0.906 +0.0%
2013 0.921 +1.7%
2014 0.921 +0.0%
2015 0.931 +1.1%
2016 0.83 -10.8%
2017 0.792 -4.6%
2018 0.792 +0.0%
2019 0.785 -0.9%
2020 0.778 -0.9%
2021 0.789 +1.4%
2022 0.822 +4.2%
2023 0.937 +14.0%
2024 0.933 -0.4%
2025 0.933 +0.0%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 0.933 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.599, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 0.933 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.66, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1820s 0.3034 0.227 0.356 7
1830s 0.356 0.356 0.356 10
1840s 0.3432 0.228 0.356 10
1850s 0.365 0.365 0.365 10
1860s 0.365 0.365 0.365 10
1870s 0.3392 0.236 0.365 10
1880s 0.365 0.365 0.365 10
1890s 0.253 0.253 0.253 10
1900s 0.253 0.253 0.253 10
1910s 0.253 0.253 0.253 10
1920s 0.253 0.253 0.253 10
1930s 0.1218 0.065 0.139 10
1940s 0.3204 0.131 0.617 10
1950s 0.6303 0.613 0.644 10
1960s 0.3503 0.1 0.624 10
1970s 0.1347 0.13 0.174 10
1980s 0.4904 0.216 0.763 10
1990s 0.8408 0.831 0.858 10
2000s 0.8652 0.831 0.901 10
2010s 0.8686 0.785 0.931 10
2020s 0.8653 0.778 0.937 6

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 11 France 0.946 compare
  2. 12 South Korea 0.942 compare
  3. 13 Australia 0.94 compare
  4. 15 Estonia 0.932 compare
  5. 16 Czechia 0.929 compare
  6. 16 Mauritius 0.929 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is legislative checks on government index in Brazil?
Legislative checks on government index in Brazil was 0.933 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest legislative checks on government index recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.937 in 2023.
What is the lowest legislative checks on government index recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.065 in 1935.
How does Brazil rank for legislative checks on government index?
Brazil ranks 14th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
Is legislative checks on government index rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Brazil 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.