Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Benin or Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 0.612 against 0.598 in Benin as of 2025.

What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Benin and Bosnia and Herzegovina?

0.014, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Bosnia and Herzegovina?

107 years are reported by both, from 1919 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.

Benin vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Benin

0.598

in 2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina

0.612

in 2025

Benin rank

99th

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

98th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Benin
Bosnia and Herzegovina

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 0.612 against 0.598 in Benin, a difference of 0.014.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 107 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Benin ranks 99th and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 98th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 7 and Bosnia and Herzegovina in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.296	0.296	0	—
1920s	0.296	0.2971	0.0011	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1930s	0.296	0.2046	0.0914	Benin
1940s	0.296	0.1911	0.1049	Benin
1950s	0.296	0.277	0.019	Benin
1960s	0.473	0.3869	0.0861	Benin
1970s	0.3298	0.4378	0.108	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1980s	0.287	0.4214	0.1344	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s	0.6367	0.3847	0.252	Benin
2000s	0.6621	0.5827	0.0794	Benin
2010s	0.6612	0.5976	0.0636	Benin
2020s	0.5618	0.5702	0.0083	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Benin or Bosnia and Herzegovina?: Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 0.612 against 0.598 in Benin as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Benin and Bosnia and Herzegovina?: 0.014, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Bosnia and Herzegovina?: 107 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
How do Benin and Bosnia and Herzegovina rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Benin ranks 99th and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 98th 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: 28 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.