What is legislative checks on government index in France?

Legislative checks on government index in France was 0.946 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest legislative checks on government index recorded in France?

The highest recorded value was 0.946 in 2023.

What is the lowest legislative checks on government index recorded in France?

The lowest recorded value was 0.102 in 1800.

How does France rank for legislative checks on government index?

France ranks 11th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.

Is legislative checks on government index rising or falling in France?

Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this France 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.

Legislative Checks on Government Index in France

Name: Legislative Checks on Government Index in France
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

France: Legislative Checks on Government Index was 0.946 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.946

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

11th

of 174 countries

All-time high

0.946

in 2023

All-time low

0.102

in 1800

Years of data

232

1789–2025

Legislative Checks on Government Index in France, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, legislative checks on government index in France stood at 0.946. That is the highest value across all 232 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, legislative checks on government index in France peaked at 0.946 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.102, in 1800.

That places France 11th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 232 years of available data.

Legislative Checks on Government Index in France, year by year

Annual values for Legislative Checks on Government Index in France, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.663	—
1790	0.663	+0.0%
1791	0.663	+0.0%
1792	0.427	-35.6%
1793	0.427	+0.0%
1794	0.427	+0.0%
1795	0.651	+52.5%
1796	0.651	+0.0%
1797	0.651	+0.0%
1798	0.651	+0.0%
1799	0.527	-19.0%
1800	0.102	-80.6%
1801	0.102	+0.0%
1802	0.102	+0.0%
1803	0.102	+0.0%
1804	0.102	+0.0%
1805	0.102	+0.0%
1806	0.102	+0.0%
1807	0.102	+0.0%
1808	0.102	+0.0%
1809	0.102	+0.0%
1810	0.102	+0.0%
1811	0.102	+0.0%
1812	0.102	+0.0%
1813	0.102	+0.0%
1814	0.102	+0.0%
1815	0.311	+204.9%
1816	0.368	+18.3%
1817	0.368	+0.0%
1818	0.368	+0.0%
1819	0.368	+0.0%
1820	0.368	+0.0%
1821	0.368	+0.0%
1822	0.368	+0.0%
1823	0.368	+0.0%
1824	0.368	+0.0%
1825	0.368	+0.0%
1826	0.368	+0.0%
1827	0.368	+0.0%
1828	0.368	+0.0%
1829	0.368	+0.0%
1830	0.424	+15.2%
1831	0.424	+0.0%
1832	0.424	+0.0%
1833	0.424	+0.0%
1834	0.424	+0.0%
1835	0.424	+0.0%
1836	0.424	+0.0%
1837	0.424	+0.0%
1838	0.424	+0.0%
1839	0.424	+0.0%
1840	0.424	+0.0%
1841	0.424	+0.0%
1842	0.424	+0.0%
1843	0.424	+0.0%
1844	0.424	+0.0%
1845	0.424	+0.0%
1846	0.424	+0.0%
1847	0.424	+0.0%
1848	0.744	+75.5%
1849	0.744	+0.0%
1850	0.744	+0.0%
1851	0.304	-59.1%
1852	0.304	+0.0%
1853	0.304	+0.0%
1854	0.304	+0.0%
1855	0.304	+0.0%
1856	0.304	+0.0%
1857	0.304	+0.0%
1858	0.304	+0.0%
1859	0.304	+0.0%
1860	0.304	+0.0%
1861	0.425	+39.8%
1862	0.425	+0.0%
1863	0.425	+0.0%
1864	0.425	+0.0%
1865	0.425	+0.0%
1866	0.425	+0.0%
1867	0.425	+0.0%
1868	0.425	+0.0%
1869	0.425	+0.0%
1870	0.544	+28.0%
1871	0.544	+0.0%
1872	0.544	+0.0%
1873	0.544	+0.0%
1874	0.544	+0.0%
1875	0.641	+17.8%
1876	0.641	+0.0%
1877	0.641	+0.0%
1878	0.812	+26.7%
1879	0.812	+0.0%
1880	0.812	+0.0%
1881	0.812	+0.0%
1882	0.812	+0.0%
1883	0.812	+0.0%
1884	0.812	+0.0%
1885	0.812	+0.0%
1886	0.812	+0.0%
1887	0.812	+0.0%
1888	0.812	+0.0%
1889	0.812	+0.0%
1890	0.812	+0.0%
1891	0.812	+0.0%
1892	0.812	+0.0%
1893	0.812	+0.0%
1894	0.812	+0.0%
1895	0.812	+0.0%
1896	0.812	+0.0%
1897	0.812	+0.0%
1898	0.812	+0.0%
1899	0.812	+0.0%
1900	0.812	+0.0%
1901	0.812	+0.0%
1902	0.812	+0.0%
1903	0.812	+0.0%
1904	0.812	+0.0%
1905	0.812	+0.0%
1906	0.812	+0.0%
1907	0.812	+0.0%
1908	0.812	+0.0%
1909	0.812	+0.0%
1910	0.812	+0.0%
1911	0.812	+0.0%
1912	0.812	+0.0%
1913	0.812	+0.0%
1914	0.777	-4.3%
1915	0.777	+0.0%
1916	0.777	+0.0%
1917	0.777	+0.0%
1918	0.777	+0.0%
1919	0.805	+3.6%
1920	0.805	+0.0%
1921	0.805	+0.0%
1922	0.805	+0.0%
1923	0.805	+0.0%
1924	0.805	+0.0%
1925	0.805	+0.0%
1926	0.805	+0.0%
1927	0.805	+0.0%
1928	0.805	+0.0%
1929	0.805	+0.0%
1930	0.805	+0.0%
1931	0.805	+0.0%
1932	0.805	+0.0%
1933	0.805	+0.0%
1934	0.805	+0.0%
1935	0.805	+0.0%
1936	0.805	+0.0%
1937	0.805	+0.0%
1938	0.805	+0.0%
1939	0.805	+0.0%
1940	0.781	-3.0%
1946	0.761	-2.6%
1947	0.822	+8.0%
1948	0.822	+0.0%
1949	0.822	+0.0%
1950	0.822	+0.0%
1951	0.822	+0.0%
1952	0.822	+0.0%
1953	0.822	+0.0%
1954	0.822	+0.0%
1955	0.822	+0.0%
1956	0.822	+0.0%
1957	0.822	+0.0%
1958	0.826	+0.5%
1959	0.792	-4.1%
1960	0.792	+0.0%
1961	0.792	+0.0%
1962	0.792	+0.0%
1963	0.792	+0.0%
1964	0.792	+0.0%
1965	0.792	+0.0%
1966	0.792	+0.0%
1967	0.792	+0.0%
1968	0.792	+0.0%
1969	0.842	+6.3%
1970	0.865	+2.7%
1971	0.865	+0.0%
1972	0.865	+0.0%
1973	0.865	+0.0%
1974	0.865	+0.0%
1975	0.865	+0.0%
1976	0.865	+0.0%
1977	0.865	+0.0%
1978	0.865	+0.0%
1979	0.865	+0.0%
1980	0.865	+0.0%
1981	0.865	+0.0%
1982	0.865	+0.0%
1983	0.865	+0.0%
1984	0.865	+0.0%
1985	0.865	+0.0%
1986	0.865	+0.0%
1987	0.865	+0.0%
1988	0.865	+0.0%
1989	0.865	+0.0%
1990	0.865	+0.0%
1991	0.865	+0.0%
1992	0.865	+0.0%
1993	0.865	+0.0%
1994	0.865	+0.0%
1995	0.865	+0.0%
1996	0.865	+0.0%
1997	0.865	+0.0%
1998	0.865	+0.0%
1999	0.865	+0.0%
2000	0.865	+0.0%
2001	0.865	+0.0%
2002	0.865	+0.0%
2003	0.865	+0.0%
2004	0.865	+0.0%
2005	0.865	+0.0%
2006	0.865	+0.0%
2007	0.885	+2.3%
2008	0.885	+0.0%
2009	0.885	+0.0%
2010	0.885	+0.0%
2011	0.885	+0.0%
2012	0.885	+0.0%
2013	0.885	+0.0%
2014	0.885	+0.0%
2015	0.885	+0.0%
2016	0.885	+0.0%
2017	0.885	+0.0%
2018	0.87	-1.7%
2019	0.878	+0.9%
2020	0.878	+0.0%
2021	0.878	+0.0%
2022	0.928	+5.7%
2023	0.946	+1.9%
2024	0.946	+0.0%
2025	0.946	+0.0%

France compared with similar countries

France's 0.946 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.871, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
France's 0.946 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8195, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.663	0.663	0.663	1
1790s	0.5738	0.427	0.663	10
1800s	0.102	0.102	0.102	10
1810s	0.2293	0.102	0.368	10
1820s	0.368	0.368	0.368	10
1830s	0.424	0.424	0.424	10
1840s	0.488	0.424	0.744	10
1850s	0.348	0.304	0.744	10
1860s	0.4129	0.304	0.425	10
1870s	0.6267	0.544	0.812	10
1880s	0.812	0.812	0.812	10
1890s	0.812	0.812	0.812	10
1900s	0.812	0.812	0.812	10
1910s	0.7938	0.777	0.812	10
1920s	0.805	0.805	0.805	10
1930s	0.805	0.805	0.805	10
1940s	0.8016	0.761	0.822	5
1950s	0.8194	0.792	0.826	10
1960s	0.797	0.792	0.842	10
1970s	0.865	0.865	0.865	10
1980s	0.865	0.865	0.865	10
1990s	0.865	0.865	0.865	10
2000s	0.871	0.865	0.885	10
2010s	0.8828	0.87	0.885	10
2020s	0.9203	0.878	0.946	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is legislative checks on government index in France?: Legislative checks on government index in France was 0.946 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest legislative checks on government index recorded in France?: The highest recorded value was 0.946 in 2023.
What is the lowest legislative checks on government index recorded in France?: The lowest recorded value was 0.102 in 1800.
How does France rank for legislative checks on government index?: France ranks 11th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
Is legislative checks on government index rising or falling in France?: Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this France 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
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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