Legislative Checks on Government Index in Romania
Romania: Legislative Checks on Government Index was 0.663 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.663
Change on year
up 19.5%
World rank
74th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.808
in 2020
All-time low
0.02
in 1948
Years of data
189
1832–2025
Legislative Checks on Government Index in Romania, 1832–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, legislative checks on government index in Romania stood at 0.663.
The figure is up 19.5% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, legislative checks on government index in Romania peaked at 0.808 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.02, in 1948.
That places Romania 74th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Legislative Checks on Government Index in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1832 | 0.092 | — |
| 1833 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.285 | +209.8% |
| 1864 | 0.181 | -36.5% |
| 1865 | 0.181 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.346 | +91.2% |
| 1867 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.27 | -22.0% |
| 1915 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.288 | +6.7% |
| 1919 | 0.324 | +12.5% |
| 1920 | 0.324 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.324 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.324 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.324 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.324 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.356 | +9.9% |
| 1926 | 0.276 | -22.5% |
| 1927 | 0.276 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.276 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.276 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.276 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.276 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.276 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.276 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.276 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.276 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.276 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.276 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.074 | -73.2% |
| 1939 | 0.112 | +51.4% |
| 1940 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.101 | -9.8% |
| 1946 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.02 | -80.2% |
| 1949 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.429 | +2045.0% |
| 1991 | 0.453 | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.517 | +14.1% |
| 1993 | 0.652 | +26.1% |
| 1994 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.68 | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.68 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.68 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.68 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.664 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.664 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.664 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.664 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.664 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.693 | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.693 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.693 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.721 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.723 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.741 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.741 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.734 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.753 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.753 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.76 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.77 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.629 | -18.3% |
| 2018 | 0.591 | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.654 | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 0.808 | +23.5% |
| 2021 | 0.72 | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 0.673 | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.586 | -12.9% |
| 2024 | 0.555 | -5.3% |
| 2025 | 0.663 | +19.5% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.663 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.871, 76% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.663 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8195, 81% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.092 | 0.092 | 0.092 | 8 |
| 1840s | 0.092 | 0.092 | 0.092 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.092 | 0.092 | 0.092 | 8 |
| 1860s | 0.2901 | 0.181 | 0.346 | 7 |
| 1870s | 0.346 | 0.346 | 0.346 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.346 | 0.346 | 0.346 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.346 | 0.346 | 0.346 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.346 | 0.346 | 0.346 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3076 | 0.27 | 0.346 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.308 | 0.276 | 0.356 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2394 | 0.074 | 0.276 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0903 | 0.02 | 0.112 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6075 | 0.429 | 0.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6843 | 0.664 | 0.723 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7126 | 0.591 | 0.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6675 | 0.555 | 0.808 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More reference data data for Romania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.689 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.75 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is legislative checks on government index in Romania?
- Legislative checks on government index in Romania was 0.663 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest legislative checks on government index recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.808 in 2020.
- What is the lowest legislative checks on government index recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 in 1948.
- How does Romania rank for legislative checks on government index?
- Romania ranks 74th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is legislative checks on government index rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania 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.