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

Argentina, at 0.64 against 0.613 in Liberia as of 2025.

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

187 years are reported by both, from 1839 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 Liberia: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Argentina

0.64

in 2025

Liberia

0.613

in 2025

Argentina rank

94th

Liberia rank

97th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Argentina
Liberia

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 0.64 against 0.613 in Liberia, a difference of 0.027.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 187 shared years of data; in 1839 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 94th and Liberia ranks 97th of 176 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
1830s	0.64	0.169	0.471	Argentina
1840s	0.528	0.2204	0.3076	Argentina
1850s	0.528	0.426	0.102	Argentina
1860s	0.7756	0.426	0.3496	Argentina
1870s	0.841	0.4498	0.3912	Argentina
1880s	0.841	0.46	0.381	Argentina
1890s	0.841	0.46	0.381	Argentina
1900s	0.841	0.46	0.381	Argentina
1910s	0.855	0.46	0.395	Argentina
1920s	0.8582	0.46	0.3982	Argentina
1930s	0.7989	0.46	0.3389	Argentina
1940s	0.6614	0.3484	0.313	Argentina
1950s	0.4344	0.2623	0.1721	Argentina
1960s	0.6609	0.261	0.3999	Argentina
1970s	0.4868	0.2727	0.2141	Argentina
1980s	0.6418	0.2068	0.435	Argentina
1990s	0.5955	0.3639	0.2316	Argentina
2000s	0.687	0.4765	0.2105	Argentina
2010s	0.6841	0.5895	0.0946	Argentina
2020s	0.7237	0.5807	0.143	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Argentina or Liberia?: Argentina, at 0.64 against 0.613 in Liberia as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Argentina and Liberia?: 0.027, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Liberia?: 187 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Liberia rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Argentina ranks 94th and Liberia ranks 97th 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.