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

Portugal, at 0.919 against 0.916 in Austria as of 2025.

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

186 years are reported by both, from 1833 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 Portugal: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Austria

0.916

in 2025

Portugal

0.919

in 2025

Austria rank

27th

Portugal rank

26th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Austria
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.919 against 0.916 in Austria, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 186 shared years of data; in 1833 it was Portugal ahead.

Austria ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 26th of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 11 and Portugal in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1830s	0.091	0.3631	0.2721	Portugal
1840s	0.11	0.357	0.247	Portugal
1850s	0.1132	0.4226	0.3094	Portugal
1860s	0.2711	0.439	0.1679	Portugal
1870s	0.744	0.439	0.305	Austria
1880s	0.744	0.439	0.305	Austria
1890s	0.744	0.439	0.305	Austria
1900s	0.744	0.4388	0.3052	Austria
1910s	0.7463	0.4501	0.2962	Austria
1920s	0.8542	0.4199	0.4343	Austria
1930s	0.6536	0.3819	0.2717	Austria
1940s	0.928	0.384	0.544	Austria
1950s	0.9224	0.384	0.5384	Austria
1960s	0.914	0.384	0.53	Austria
1970s	0.914	0.6716	0.2424	Austria
1980s	0.914	0.9365	0.0225	Portugal
1990s	0.914	0.9538	0.0398	Portugal
2000s	0.9164	0.9544	0.038	Portugal
2010s	0.9112	0.9591	0.0479	Portugal
2020s	0.9237	0.938	0.0143	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Austria or Portugal?: Portugal, at 0.919 against 0.916 in Austria as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Austria and Portugal?: 0.003, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Portugal?: 186 years are reported by both, from 1833 to 2025.
How do Austria and Portugal rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Austria ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 26th 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.