QoG code: bgi_ias
Institutional (horizontal) accountability concerns the ability of state institutions to control the government by requesting information, questioning public officials and punishing wrong behavior. The relevant state institutions are the legislature, the judiciary, and more specific oversight agencies such as ombudsmen, prosecutor and comptroller generals
| Dataset | No. Countries |
|---|---|
| Standard cross-section | 143 |
| Standard time-series | 144 |
| OECD cross-section | 32 |
| OECD time-series | 32 |
| Dataset | Available for years |
|---|---|
| Standard time-series | 2000-2021 |
| OECD time-series | 2000-2021 |
This variable has information from 2000 to 2021.