Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Belgium or Ghana?

Ghana, at 0.827 against 0.826 in Belgium as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ghana?

124 years are reported by both, from 1902 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.

Belgium vs Ghana: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Belgium

0.826

in 2025

Ghana

0.827

in 2025

Belgium rank

50th

Ghana rank

48th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Belgium
Ghana

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.827 against 0.826 in Belgium, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 50th and Ghana ranks 48th of 176 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.931	0.736	0.195	Belgium
1910s	0.9075	0.736	0.1715	Belgium
1920s	0.944	0.736	0.208	Belgium
1930s	0.944	0.736	0.208	Belgium
1940s	0.9268	0.736	0.1908	Belgium
1950s	0.939	0.739	0.2	Belgium
1960s	0.939	0.6294	0.3096	Belgium
1970s	0.939	0.5421	0.3969	Belgium
1980s	0.9382	0.5378	0.4004	Belgium
1990s	0.9326	0.712	0.2206	Belgium
2000s	0.933	0.8329	0.1001	Belgium
2010s	0.9298	0.8386	0.0912	Belgium
2020s	0.894	0.8253	0.0687	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Belgium or Ghana?: Ghana, at 0.827 against 0.826 in Belgium as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Belgium and Ghana?: 0.001, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ghana?: 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Ghana rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Belgium ranks 50th and Ghana ranks 48th 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.