Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Austria or Barbados?

Barbados, at 0.93 against 0.916 in Austria as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Barbados?

119 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.

Austria vs Barbados: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Austria

0.916

in 2025

Barbados

0.93

in 2025

Austria rank

27th

Barbados rank

25th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Austria
Barbados

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.93 against 0.916 in Austria, a difference of 0.014.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 119 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Barbados ahead.

Austria ranks 27th and Barbados ranks 25th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 5 and Barbados in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Barbados	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.744	0.883	0.139	Barbados
1910s	0.7463	0.883	0.1367	Barbados
1920s	0.8542	0.883	0.0288	Barbados
1930s	0.6536	0.883	0.2294	Barbados
1940s	0.928	0.883	0.045	Austria
1950s	0.9224	0.8868	0.0356	Austria
1960s	0.914	0.9136	0.0004	Austria
1970s	0.914	0.931	0.017	Barbados
1980s	0.914	0.9158	0.0018	Barbados
1990s	0.914	0.912	0.002	Austria
2000s	0.9164	0.912	0.0044	Austria
2010s	0.9112	0.9162	0.005	Barbados
2020s	0.9237	0.928	0.0043	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Austria or Barbados?: Barbados, at 0.93 against 0.916 in Austria as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Austria and Barbados?: 0.014, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Barbados?: 119 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Austria and Barbados rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Austria ranks 27th and Barbados ranks 25th 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.