Afghanistan vs Vatican: Judicial Checks on Government Index
Afghanistan
0.143
in 2025
Vatican
0.148
in 1870
Afghanistan rank
150th
Vatican rank
148th
Judicial Checks on Government Index over time
- Afghanistan
- Vatican
How they compare
Vatican currently reports 0.148 against 0.143 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 150th and Vatican ranks 148th of 176 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Vatican | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.205 | 0.122 | 0.083 | Afghanistan |
| 1790s | 0.205 | 0.131 | 0.074 | Afghanistan |
| 1800s | 0.205 | 0.125 | 0.08 | Afghanistan |
| 1810s | 0.205 | 0.121 | 0.084 | Afghanistan |
| 1820s | 0.205 | 0.121 | 0.084 | Afghanistan |
| 1830s | 0.205 | 0.121 | 0.084 | Afghanistan |
| 1840s | 0.205 | 0.1399 | 0.0651 | Afghanistan |
| 1850s | 0.205 | 0.148 | 0.057 | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | 0.205 | 0.148 | 0.057 | Afghanistan |
| 1870s | 0.205 | 0.148 | 0.057 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Afghanistan or Vatican?
- Vatican, at 0.148 against 0.143 in Afghanistan as of 1870.
- What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Afghanistan and Vatican?
- 0.005, with Vatican ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Vatican?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 1870.
- How do Afghanistan and Vatican rank globally for judicial checks on government index?
- Afghanistan ranks 150th and Vatican ranks 148th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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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About this data
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.