Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Benin or Liberia?

Liberia, at 0.613 against 0.598 in Benin as of 2025.

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

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.

Benin vs Liberia: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Benin

0.598

in 2025

Liberia

0.613

in 2025

Benin rank

99th

Liberia rank

97th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Benin
Liberia

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 0.613 against 0.598 in Benin, a difference of 0.015.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Liberia ahead.

Benin ranks 99th and Liberia ranks 97th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 7 and Liberia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.296	0.46	0.164	Liberia
1910s	0.296	0.46	0.164	Liberia
1920s	0.296	0.46	0.164	Liberia
1930s	0.296	0.46	0.164	Liberia
1940s	0.296	0.3484	0.0524	Liberia
1950s	0.296	0.2623	0.0337	Benin
1960s	0.473	0.261	0.212	Benin
1970s	0.3298	0.2727	0.0571	Benin
1980s	0.287	0.2068	0.0802	Benin
1990s	0.6367	0.3639	0.2728	Benin
2000s	0.6621	0.4765	0.1856	Benin
2010s	0.6612	0.5895	0.0717	Benin
2020s	0.5618	0.5807	0.0188	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Benin or Liberia?: Liberia, at 0.613 against 0.598 in Benin as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Benin and Liberia?: 0.015, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Liberia?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Benin and Liberia rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Benin ranks 99th and Liberia ranks 97th 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.