Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Argentina or India?

India, at 0.667 against 0.64 in Argentina as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and India?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 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.

Argentina vs India: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Argentina

0.64

in 2025

India

0.667

in 2025

Argentina rank

94th

India rank

91st

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Argentina
India

How they compare

India currently reports 0.667 against 0.64 in Argentina, a difference of 0.027.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was India ahead.

Argentina ranks 94th and India ranks 91st of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 8 and India in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	India	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.585	0.695	0.11	India
1790s	0.585	0.695	0.11	India
1800s	0.585	0.695	0.11	India
1810s	0.585	0.695	0.11	India
1820s	0.64	0.695	0.055	India
1830s	0.64	0.695	0.055	India
1840s	0.528	0.695	0.167	India
1850s	0.528	0.695	0.167	India
1860s	0.7756	0.695	0.0806	Argentina
1870s	0.841	0.695	0.146	Argentina
1880s	0.841	0.695	0.146	Argentina
1890s	0.841	0.695	0.146	Argentina
1900s	0.841	0.64	0.201	Argentina
1910s	0.855	0.655	0.2	Argentina
1920s	0.8582	0.655	0.2032	Argentina
1930s	0.7989	0.722	0.0769	Argentina
1940s	0.6614	0.789	0.1276	India
1950s	0.4344	0.796	0.3616	India
1960s	0.6609	0.776	0.1151	India
1970s	0.4868	0.6907	0.2039	India
1980s	0.6418	0.802	0.1602	India
1990s	0.5955	0.8088	0.2133	India
2000s	0.687	0.819	0.132	India
2010s	0.6841	0.803	0.1189	India
2020s	0.7237	0.7298	0.0062	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Argentina or India?: India, at 0.667 against 0.64 in Argentina as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Argentina and India?: 0.027, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and India?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Argentina and India rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Argentina ranks 94th and India ranks 91st 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.