Legislative Checks on Government Index in Mexico
Mexico: Legislative Checks on Government Index was 0.268 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.268
Change on year
up 10.3%
World rank
134th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.751
in 1836
All-time low
0.028
in 1935
Years of data
236
1789–2025
Legislative Checks on Government Index in Mexico, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for legislative checks on government index in Mexico is 0.268, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% on the previous year and down 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, legislative checks on government index in Mexico peaked at 0.751 in 1836 and was at its lowest, 0.028, in 1935.
That places Mexico 134th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Legislative Checks on Government Index in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.096 | — |
| 1790 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.193 | +101.0% |
| 1811 | 0.193 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.679 | +251.8% |
| 1814 | 0.591 | -13.0% |
| 1815 | 0.591 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.293 | -50.4% |
| 1817 | 0.293 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.293 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.293 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.614 | +109.6% |
| 1821 | 0.614 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.653 | +6.4% |
| 1823 | 0.653 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.653 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.653 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.653 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.653 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.653 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.653 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.653 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.653 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.653 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.653 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.653 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.653 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.751 | +15.0% |
| 1837 | 0.751 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.751 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.751 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.751 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.667 | -11.2% |
| 1842 | 0.667 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.667 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.667 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.667 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.667 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.667 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.667 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.667 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.667 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.667 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.667 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.667 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.667 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.667 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.667 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.517 | -22.5% |
| 1858 | 0.517 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.517 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.517 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.517 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.517 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.517 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.517 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.539 | +4.3% |
| 1866 | 0.539 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.44 | -18.4% |
| 1868 | 0.44 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.44 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.44 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.44 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.44 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.44 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.44 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.44 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.178 | -59.5% |
| 1877 | 0.054 | -69.7% |
| 1878 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.228 | +322.2% |
| 1912 | 0.267 | +17.1% |
| 1913 | 0.233 | -12.7% |
| 1914 | 0.343 | +47.2% |
| 1915 | 0.343 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.343 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.318 | -7.3% |
| 1918 | 0.24 | -24.5% |
| 1919 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.249 | +3.8% |
| 1922 | 0.249 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.249 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.239 | -4.0% |
| 1925 | 0.232 | -2.9% |
| 1926 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.084 | -63.8% |
| 1930 | 0.074 | -11.9% |
| 1931 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.05 | -32.4% |
| 1934 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.028 | -44.0% |
| 1936 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.042 | +50.0% |
| 1978 | 0.042 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.042 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.042 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.042 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.059 | +40.5% |
| 1983 | 0.082 | +39.0% |
| 1984 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.09 | +9.8% |
| 1988 | 0.128 | +42.2% |
| 1989 | 0.165 | +28.9% |
| 1990 | 0.165 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.165 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.165 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.165 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.295 | +78.8% |
| 1995 | 0.295 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.295 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.511 | +73.2% |
| 1998 | 0.536 | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.746 | +39.2% |
| 2001 | 0.729 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.729 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.716 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.716 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.716 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.716 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.716 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.716 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.716 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.707 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.607 | -14.1% |
| 2014 | 0.607 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.572 | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.591 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.637 | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 0.573 | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.406 | -29.1% |
| 2020 | 0.434 | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.471 | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.387 | -17.8% |
| 2023 | 0.341 | -11.9% |
| 2024 | 0.243 | -28.7% |
| 2025 | 0.268 | +10.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.268 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.599, 45% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.268 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.66, 41% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.096 | 0.096 | 0.096 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.096 | 0.096 | 0.096 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.096 | 0.096 | 0.096 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.3799 | 0.193 | 0.679 | 9 |
| 1820s | 0.6452 | 0.614 | 0.653 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.6922 | 0.653 | 0.751 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.6754 | 0.667 | 0.751 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.622 | 0.517 | 0.667 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.4983 | 0.44 | 0.539 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.298 | 0.054 | 0.44 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.054 | 0.054 | 0.054 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.054 | 0.054 | 0.054 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.054 | 0.054 | 0.054 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2609 | 0.054 | 0.343 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2238 | 0.084 | 0.249 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0462 | 0.028 | 0.074 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.028 | 0.028 | 0.028 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.028 | 0.028 | 0.028 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.028 | 0.028 | 0.028 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0322 | 0.028 | 0.042 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0854 | 0.042 | 0.165 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3128 | 0.165 | 0.536 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7216 | 0.716 | 0.746 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6114 | 0.406 | 0.707 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3573 | 0.243 | 0.471 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More reference data data for Mexico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 84.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 157.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is legislative checks on government index in Mexico?
- Legislative checks on government index in Mexico was 0.268 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest legislative checks on government index recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.751 in 1836.
- What is the lowest legislative checks on government index recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.028 in 1935.
- How does Mexico rank for legislative checks on government index?
- Mexico ranks 134th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is legislative checks on government index rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico 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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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the legislature, including opposition parties, questions executive officials and oversees and investigates the executive.