Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Australia or New Zealand?

Australia, at 0.988 against 0.975 in New Zealand as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?

185 years are reported by both, from 1841 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.

Australia vs New Zealand: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Australia

0.988

in 2025

New Zealand

0.975

in 2025

Australia rank

1st

New Zealand rank

4th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Australia
New Zealand

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.988 against 0.975 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.013.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was New Zealand ahead.

Australia ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 4th of 176 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 17 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1840s	0.826	0.899	0.073	New Zealand
1850s	0.8776	0.9137	0.0361	New Zealand
1860s	0.955	0.92	0.035	Australia
1870s	0.955	0.92	0.035	Australia
1880s	0.955	0.92	0.035	Australia
1890s	0.955	0.92	0.035	Australia
1900s	0.9687	0.92	0.0487	Australia
1910s	0.975	0.92	0.055	Australia
1920s	0.9726	0.92	0.0526	Australia
1930s	0.9723	0.92	0.0523	Australia
1940s	0.9669	0.92	0.0469	Australia
1950s	0.99	0.92	0.07	Australia
1960s	0.99	0.92	0.07	Australia
1970s	0.99	0.9248	0.0652	Australia
1980s	0.99	0.9502	0.0398	Australia
1990s	0.99	0.974	0.016	Australia
2000s	0.99	0.974	0.016	Australia
2010s	0.9869	0.9736	0.0133	Australia
2020s	0.988	0.9748	0.0132	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Australia or New Zealand?: Australia, at 0.988 against 0.975 in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Australia and New Zealand?: 0.013, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?: 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Australia ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 4th 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.