Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Afghanistan or Sudan?

Sudan, at 0.15 against 0.143 in Afghanistan as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sudan?

190 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Judicial Checks on Government Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Sudan: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Afghanistan

0.143

in 2025

Sudan

0.15

in 2025

Afghanistan rank

150th

Sudan rank

147th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Afghanistan
Sudan

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 0.15 against 0.143 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 190 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Sudan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 150th and Sudan ranks 147th of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Sudan in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1820s	0.205	0.315	0.11	Sudan
1830s	0.205	0.315	0.11	Sudan
1840s	0.205	0.3352	0.1302	Sudan
1850s	0.205	0.517	0.312	Sudan
1860s	0.205	0.573	0.368	Sudan
1870s	0.205	0.6446	0.4396	Sudan
1880s	0.205	0.533	0.328	Sudan
1900s	0.219	0.248	0.029	Sudan
1910s	0.2245	0.248	0.0235	Sudan
1920s	0.2683	0.248	0.0203	Afghanistan
1930s	0.279	0.248	0.031	Afghanistan
1940s	0.279	0.248	0.031	Afghanistan
1950s	0.279	0.3437	0.0647	Sudan
1960s	0.3234	0.4278	0.1044	Sudan
1970s	0.3	0.313	0.013	Sudan
1980s	0.1646	0.3315	0.1669	Sudan
1990s	0.1752	0.021	0.1542	Afghanistan
2000s	0.2414	0.0633	0.1781	Afghanistan
2010s	0.2348	0.0895	0.1453	Afghanistan
2020s	0.1097	0.1897	0.08	Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Afghanistan or Sudan?: Sudan, at 0.15 against 0.143 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Afghanistan and Sudan?: 0.007, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sudan?: 190 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Sudan rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Afghanistan ranks 150th and Sudan ranks 147th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Judicial Checks on Government Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Judicial Checks on Government Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,297 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the executive respects the constitution, complies with the judiciary and high courts, and higher and lower courts are independent.