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

Argentina, at 0.64 against 0.636 in Paraguay as of 2025.

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

215 years are reported by both, from 1811 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 Paraguay: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Argentina

0.64

in 2025

Paraguay

0.636

in 2025

Argentina rank

94th

Paraguay rank

95th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Argentina
Paraguay

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 0.64 against 0.636 in Paraguay, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 215 shared years of data; in 1811 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 94th and Paraguay ranks 95th of 176 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1810s	0.585	0.0897	0.4953	Argentina
1820s	0.64	0.075	0.565	Argentina
1830s	0.64	0.075	0.565	Argentina
1840s	0.528	0.075	0.453	Argentina
1850s	0.528	0.075	0.453	Argentina
1860s	0.7756	0.075	0.7006	Argentina
1870s	0.841	0.1019	0.7391	Argentina
1880s	0.841	0.103	0.738	Argentina
1890s	0.841	0.103	0.738	Argentina
1900s	0.841	0.1195	0.7215	Argentina
1910s	0.855	0.136	0.719	Argentina
1920s	0.8582	0.136	0.7222	Argentina
1930s	0.7989	0.136	0.6629	Argentina
1940s	0.6614	0.1016	0.5598	Argentina
1950s	0.4344	0.1122	0.3222	Argentina
1960s	0.6609	0.1146	0.5463	Argentina
1970s	0.4868	0.138	0.3488	Argentina
1980s	0.6418	0.1567	0.4851	Argentina
1990s	0.5955	0.5322	0.0633	Argentina
2000s	0.687	0.6403	0.0467	Argentina
2010s	0.6841	0.6515	0.0326	Argentina
2020s	0.7237	0.6983	0.0253	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Argentina or Paraguay?: Argentina, at 0.64 against 0.636 in Paraguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Argentina and Paraguay?: 0.004, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Paraguay?: 215 years are reported by both, from 1811 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Paraguay rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Argentina ranks 94th and Paraguay ranks 95th 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.