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

Spain, at 0.937 against 0.93 in Barbados as of 2025.

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

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.

Barbados vs Spain: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Barbados

0.93

in 2025

Spain

0.937

in 2025

Barbados rank

25th

Spain rank

23rd

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Barbados
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.937 against 0.93 in Barbados, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 25th and Spain ranks 23rd of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.883	0.673	0.21	Barbados
1910s	0.883	0.673	0.21	Barbados
1920s	0.883	0.6215	0.2615	Barbados
1930s	0.883	0.5978	0.2852	Barbados
1940s	0.883	0.333	0.55	Barbados
1950s	0.8868	0.333	0.5538	Barbados
1960s	0.9136	0.333	0.5806	Barbados
1970s	0.931	0.4633	0.4677	Barbados
1980s	0.9158	0.968	0.0522	Spain
1990s	0.912	0.968	0.056	Spain
2000s	0.912	0.968	0.056	Spain
2010s	0.9162	0.9454	0.0292	Spain
2020s	0.928	0.9512	0.0232	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Barbados or Spain?: Spain, at 0.937 against 0.93 in Barbados as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Barbados and Spain?: 0.007, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Spain?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Spain rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Barbados ranks 25th and Spain ranks 23rd 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.