Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Azerbaijan or Equatorial Guinea?

Azerbaijan, at 0.012 against 0.008 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Equatorial Guinea?

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.

Azerbaijan vs Equatorial Guinea: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Azerbaijan

0.012

in 2025

Equatorial Guinea

0.008

in 2025

Azerbaijan rank

171st

Equatorial Guinea rank

173rd

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Azerbaijan
Equatorial Guinea

How they compare

Azerbaijan currently reports 0.012 against 0.008 in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.004.

That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.5 times Equatorial Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Azerbaijan ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 171st and Equatorial Guinea ranks 173rd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 6 and Equatorial Guinea in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	Equatorial Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.1655	0.087	0.0785	Azerbaijan
1910s	0.1423	0.087	0.0553	Azerbaijan
1920s	0.023	0.087	0.064	Equatorial Guinea
1930s	0.023	0.087	0.064	Equatorial Guinea
1940s	0.023	0.087	0.064	Equatorial Guinea
1950s	0.0254	0.103	0.0776	Equatorial Guinea
1960s	0.027	0.1039	0.0769	Equatorial Guinea
1970s	0.027	0.0096	0.0174	Azerbaijan
1980s	0.0331	0.031	0.0021	Azerbaijan
1990s	0.1316	0.055	0.0766	Azerbaijan
2000s	0.0476	0.059	0.0114	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	0.0229	0.0334	0.0105	Equatorial Guinea
2020s	0.0178	0.0112	0.0067	Azerbaijan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Azerbaijan or Equatorial Guinea?: Azerbaijan, at 0.012 against 0.008 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Azerbaijan and Equatorial Guinea?: 0.004, with Azerbaijan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Equatorial Guinea?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Azerbaijan and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Azerbaijan ranks 171st and Equatorial Guinea ranks 173rd 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.