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

Sierra Leone, at 0.65 against 0.64 in Argentina as of 2025.

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

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.

Argentina vs Sierra Leone: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Argentina

0.64

in 2025

Sierra Leone

0.65

in 2025

Argentina rank

94th

Sierra Leone rank

93rd

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Argentina
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.65 against 0.64 in Argentina, a difference of 0.01.

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

Argentina ranks 94th and Sierra Leone ranks 93rd of 176 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.841	0.365	0.476	Argentina
1910s	0.855	0.365	0.49	Argentina
1920s	0.8582	0.365	0.4932	Argentina
1930s	0.7989	0.365	0.4339	Argentina
1940s	0.6614	0.365	0.2964	Argentina
1950s	0.4344	0.4199	0.0145	Argentina
1960s	0.6609	0.4106	0.2503	Argentina
1970s	0.4868	0.3393	0.1475	Argentina
1980s	0.6418	0.322	0.3198	Argentina
1990s	0.5955	0.2471	0.3484	Argentina
2000s	0.687	0.531	0.156	Argentina
2010s	0.6841	0.4563	0.2278	Argentina
2020s	0.7237	0.6487	0.075	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Argentina or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 0.65 against 0.64 in Argentina as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Argentina and Sierra Leone?: 0.01, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Sierra Leone?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Sierra Leone rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Argentina ranks 94th and Sierra Leone ranks 93rd 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.