Legislative Checks on Government Index in New Zealand
New Zealand: Legislative Checks on Government Index was 0.884 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Legislative Checks on Government Index in New Zealand, 1853–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.884 for legislative checks on government index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, legislative checks on government index in New Zealand peaked at 0.915 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.783, in 1853.
That places New Zealand 33rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 173 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.783 | 0.783 | 0.783 | 7 |
| 1860s | 0.783 | 0.783 | 0.783 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.783 | 0.783 | 0.783 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.7842 | 0.783 | 0.787 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.787 | 0.787 | 0.787 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.787 | 0.787 | 0.787 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.787 | 0.787 | 0.787 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.787 | 0.787 | 0.787 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.787 | 0.787 | 0.787 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.787 | 0.787 | 0.787 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.787 | 0.787 | 0.787 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8618 | 0.823 | 0.875 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.875 | 0.875 | 0.875 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.884 | 0.875 | 0.893 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8996 | 0.893 | 0.915 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.915 | 0.915 | 0.915 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.915 | 0.915 | 0.915 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9098 | 0.884 | 0.915 | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More reference data data for New Zealand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 45.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 12,595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 402.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 406.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 66.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.7851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 12,188 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is legislative checks on government index in New Zealand?
- Legislative checks on government index in New Zealand was 0.884 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest legislative checks on government index recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.915 in 1997.
- What is the lowest legislative checks on government index recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.783 in 1853.
- How does New Zealand rank for legislative checks on government index?
- New Zealand ranks 33rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is legislative checks on government index rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.