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Legislative Checks on Government Index in Italy

Italy: Legislative Checks on Government Index was 0.905 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.905
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
25th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.958
in 2019
All-time low
0.018
in 1926
Years of data
178
1848–2025

Legislative Checks on Government Index in Italy, 1848–2025

00.20.40.60.81184819362025

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

Analysis

Italy recorded 0.905 for legislative checks on government index in 2025.

The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, legislative checks on government index in Italy peaked at 0.958 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.018, in 1926.

That places Italy 25th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 178 years of available data.

Legislative Checks on Government Index in Italy, year by year

Year Value Change
1848 0.399 —
1849 0.399 +0.0%
1850 0.399 +0.0%
1851 0.399 +0.0%
1852 0.399 +0.0%
1853 0.399 +0.0%
1854 0.399 +0.0%
1855 0.399 +0.0%
1856 0.399 +0.0%
1857 0.399 +0.0%
1858 0.399 +0.0%
1859 0.399 +0.0%
1860 0.399 +0.0%
1861 0.399 +0.0%
1862 0.547 +37.1%
1863 0.547 +0.0%
1864 0.547 +0.0%
1865 0.547 +0.0%
1866 0.547 +0.0%
1867 0.547 +0.0%
1868 0.547 +0.0%
1869 0.547 +0.0%
1870 0.547 +0.0%
1871 0.547 +0.0%
1872 0.547 +0.0%
1873 0.547 +0.0%
1874 0.547 +0.0%
1875 0.547 +0.0%
1876 0.547 +0.0%
1877 0.547 +0.0%
1878 0.547 +0.0%
1879 0.547 +0.0%
1880 0.547 +0.0%
1881 0.547 +0.0%
1882 0.547 +0.0%
1883 0.547 +0.0%
1884 0.547 +0.0%
1885 0.547 +0.0%
1886 0.547 +0.0%
1887 0.547 +0.0%
1888 0.547 +0.0%
1889 0.547 +0.0%
1890 0.547 +0.0%
1891 0.547 +0.0%
1892 0.547 +0.0%
1893 0.547 +0.0%
1894 0.547 +0.0%
1895 0.547 +0.0%
1896 0.547 +0.0%
1897 0.547 +0.0%
1898 0.547 +0.0%
1899 0.547 +0.0%
1900 0.607 +11.0%
1901 0.607 +0.0%
1902 0.613 +1.0%
1903 0.613 +0.0%
1904 0.613 +0.0%
1905 0.613 +0.0%
1906 0.613 +0.0%
1907 0.613 +0.0%
1908 0.618 +0.8%
1909 0.618 +0.0%
1910 0.618 +0.0%
1911 0.618 +0.0%
1912 0.618 +0.0%
1913 0.628 +1.6%
1914 0.583 -7.2%
1915 0.521 -10.6%
1916 0.521 +0.0%
1917 0.521 +0.0%
1918 0.521 +0.0%
1919 0.663 +27.3%
1920 0.646 -2.6%
1921 0.646 +0.0%
1922 0.532 -17.6%
1923 0.172 -67.7%
1924 0.172 +0.0%
1925 0.078 -54.7%
1926 0.018 -76.9%
1927 0.018 +0.0%
1928 0.018 +0.0%
1929 0.018 +0.0%
1930 0.018 +0.0%
1931 0.018 +0.0%
1932 0.018 +0.0%
1933 0.018 +0.0%
1934 0.018 +0.0%
1935 0.018 +0.0%
1936 0.018 +0.0%
1937 0.018 +0.0%
1938 0.018 +0.0%
1939 0.018 +0.0%
1940 0.027 +50.0%
1941 0.027 +0.0%
1942 0.027 +0.0%
1943 0.027 +0.0%
1944 0.172 +537.0%
1945 0.322 +87.2%
1946 0.841 +161.2%
1947 0.841 +0.0%
1948 0.902 +7.3%
1949 0.902 +0.0%
1950 0.902 +0.0%
1951 0.902 +0.0%
1952 0.902 +0.0%
1953 0.902 +0.0%
1954 0.902 +0.0%
1955 0.902 +0.0%
1956 0.902 +0.0%
1957 0.902 +0.0%
1958 0.902 +0.0%
1959 0.902 +0.0%
1960 0.902 +0.0%
1961 0.902 +0.0%
1962 0.902 +0.0%
1963 0.902 +0.0%
1964 0.902 +0.0%
1965 0.902 +0.0%
1966 0.902 +0.0%
1967 0.902 +0.0%
1968 0.902 +0.0%
1969 0.902 +0.0%
1970 0.902 +0.0%
1971 0.902 +0.0%
1972 0.902 +0.0%
1973 0.902 +0.0%
1974 0.902 +0.0%
1975 0.902 +0.0%
1976 0.902 +0.0%
1977 0.902 +0.0%
1978 0.902 +0.0%
1979 0.902 +0.0%
1980 0.902 +0.0%
1981 0.902 +0.0%
1982 0.902 +0.0%
1983 0.902 +0.0%
1984 0.902 +0.0%
1985 0.902 +0.0%
1986 0.902 +0.0%
1987 0.902 +0.0%
1988 0.902 +0.0%
1989 0.902 +0.0%
1990 0.902 +0.0%
1991 0.902 +0.0%
1992 0.923 +2.3%
1993 0.923 +0.0%
1994 0.93 +0.8%
1995 0.93 +0.0%
1996 0.93 +0.0%
1997 0.93 +0.0%
1998 0.93 +0.0%
1999 0.93 +0.0%
2000 0.93 +0.0%
2001 0.93 +0.0%
2002 0.93 +0.0%
2003 0.93 +0.0%
2004 0.93 +0.0%
2005 0.93 +0.0%
2006 0.949 +2.0%
2007 0.949 +0.0%
2008 0.927 -2.3%
2009 0.927 +0.0%
2010 0.927 +0.0%
2011 0.952 +2.7%
2012 0.953 +0.1%
2013 0.955 +0.2%
2014 0.955 +0.0%
2015 0.955 +0.0%
2016 0.955 +0.0%
2017 0.955 +0.0%
2018 0.955 +0.0%
2019 0.958 +0.3%
2020 0.953 -0.5%
2021 0.953 +0.0%
2022 0.953 +0.0%
2023 0.953 +0.0%
2024 0.953 +0.0%
2025 0.905 -5.0%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 0.905 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.871, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 0.905 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8195, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1840s 0.399 0.399 0.399 2
1850s 0.399 0.399 0.399 10
1860s 0.5174 0.399 0.547 10
1870s 0.547 0.547 0.547 10
1880s 0.547 0.547 0.547 10
1890s 0.547 0.547 0.547 10
1900s 0.6128 0.607 0.618 10
1910s 0.5812 0.521 0.663 10
1920s 0.2318 0.018 0.646 10
1930s 0.018 0.018 0.018 10
1940s 0.4088 0.027 0.902 10
1950s 0.902 0.902 0.902 10
1960s 0.902 0.902 0.902 10
1970s 0.902 0.902 0.902 10
1980s 0.902 0.902 0.902 10
1990s 0.923 0.902 0.93 10
2000s 0.9332 0.927 0.949 10
2010s 0.952 0.927 0.958 10
2020s 0.945 0.905 0.953 6

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 22 Poland 0.917 compare
  2. 22 Uruguay 0.917 compare
  3. 24 Thailand 0.916 compare
  4. 26 Austria 0.904 compare
  5. 27 Japan 0.901 compare
  6. 28 Bulgaria 0.9 compare
  7. 28 Colombia 0.9 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is legislative checks on government index in Italy?
Legislative checks on government index in Italy was 0.905 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest legislative checks on government index recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.958 in 2019.
What is the lowest legislative checks on government index recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.018 in 1926.
How does Italy rank for legislative checks on government index?
Italy ranks 25th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
Is legislative checks on government index rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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.