Legislative Checks on Government Index in Philippines
Philippines: Legislative Checks on Government Index was 0.726 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.726
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
65th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.85
in 2000
All-time low
0.081
in 1979
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Legislative Checks on Government Index in Philippines, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 0.726 for legislative checks on government index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, legislative checks on government index in Philippines peaked at 0.85 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.081, in 1979.
That places Philippines 65th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Legislative Checks on Government Index in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.219 | — |
| 1901 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.304 | +38.8% |
| 1908 | 0.304 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.304 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.327 | +7.6% |
| 1911 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.386 | +18.0% |
| 1917 | 0.386 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.386 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.386 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.386 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.386 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.386 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.386 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.386 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.386 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.386 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.386 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.386 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.386 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.386 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.386 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.386 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.386 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.386 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.425 | +10.1% |
| 1936 | 0.56 | +31.8% |
| 1937 | 0.56 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.56 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.56 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.56 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.453 | -19.1% |
| 1942 | 0.094 | -79.2% |
| 1943 | 0.094 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.129 | +37.2% |
| 1945 | 0.146 | +13.2% |
| 1946 | 0.65 | +345.2% |
| 1947 | 0.65 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.65 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.65 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.65 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.65 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.65 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.65 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.65 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.65 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.65 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.65 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.668 | +2.8% |
| 1959 | 0.668 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.668 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.668 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.668 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.668 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.668 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.668 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.676 | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.676 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.658 | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.628 | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 0.606 | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 0.499 | -17.7% |
| 1972 | 0.233 | -53.3% |
| 1973 | 0.148 | -36.5% |
| 1974 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.091 | -38.5% |
| 1979 | 0.081 | -11.0% |
| 1980 | 0.081 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.081 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.081 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.081 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.081 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.081 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.183 | +125.9% |
| 1987 | 0.36 | +96.7% |
| 1988 | 0.758 | +110.6% |
| 1989 | 0.758 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.787 | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.797 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.797 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.811 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.811 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.811 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.811 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.776 | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.835 | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 0.85 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.842 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.802 | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.802 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.701 | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 0.757 | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.757 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.787 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.778 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.758 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.766 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.766 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.789 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.789 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.789 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.655 | -17.0% |
| 2017 | 0.623 | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.557 | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 0.577 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.577 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.577 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.608 | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.634 | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 0.736 | +16.1% |
| 2025 | 0.726 | -1.4% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.726 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.599, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.726 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.653, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.2445 | 0.219 | 0.304 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3506 | 0.327 | 0.386 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.386 | 0.386 | 0.386 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4595 | 0.386 | 0.56 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4076 | 0.094 | 0.65 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6536 | 0.65 | 0.668 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6646 | 0.628 | 0.676 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.225 | 0.081 | 0.606 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2545 | 0.081 | 0.758 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8023 | 0.776 | 0.835 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7863 | 0.701 | 0.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7069 | 0.557 | 0.789 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.643 | 0.577 | 0.736 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 12.86 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 10.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 67.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.76 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is legislative checks on government index in Philippines?
- Legislative checks on government index in Philippines was 0.726 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest legislative checks on government index recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.85 in 2000.
- What is the lowest legislative checks on government index recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.081 in 1979.
- How does Philippines rank for legislative checks on government index?
- Philippines ranks 65th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is legislative checks on government index rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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.