Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Algeria or Democratic Republic of Congo?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.146 against 0.143 in Algeria as of 2025.

What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Algeria and Democratic Republic of Congo?

0.003, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Democratic Republic of Congo?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

Algeria vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Algeria

0.143

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.146

in 2025

Algeria rank

150th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

149th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Algeria
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.146 against 0.143 in Algeria, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 150th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 149th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.304	0.1674	0.1366	Algeria
1910s	0.304	0.462	0.158	Democratic Republic of Congo
1920s	0.304	0.39	0.086	Democratic Republic of Congo
1930s	0.304	0.39	0.086	Democratic Republic of Congo
1940s	0.2968	0.39	0.0932	Democratic Republic of Congo
1950s	0.2955	0.39	0.0945	Democratic Republic of Congo
1960s	0.2628	0.4204	0.1576	Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s	0.2477	0.044	0.2037	Algeria
1980s	0.266	0.042	0.224	Algeria
1990s	0.2647	0.1099	0.1548	Algeria
2000s	0.163	0.2503	0.0873	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	0.1596	0.2283	0.0687	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	0.1355	0.2113	0.0758	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Algeria or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.146 against 0.143 in Algeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Algeria and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 0.003, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Algeria and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Algeria ranks 150th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 149th 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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About this data

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: 07 August 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.