Legislative Checks on Government Index in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Legislative Checks on Government Index was 0.161 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Legislative Checks on Government Index in United Arab Emirates, 1971–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for legislative checks on government index in United Arab Emirates is 0.161, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.7% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, legislative checks on government index in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.161 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.072, in 1971.
That places United Arab Emirates 145th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.072 | 0.072 | 0.072 | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.072 | 0.072 | 0.072 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0906 | 0.072 | 0.103 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1078 | 0.103 | 0.111 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1299 | 0.111 | 0.138 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.137 | 0.109 | 0.161 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More reference data data for United Arab Emirates
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7516 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.54 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2042 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.8201 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.794 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 123.74 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Democracy 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is legislative checks on government index in United Arab Emirates?
- Legislative checks on government index in United Arab Emirates was 0.161 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest legislative checks on government index recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.161 in 2025.
- What is the lowest legislative checks on government index recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.072 in 1971.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for legislative checks on government index?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 145th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is legislative checks on government index rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.