Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Bhutan or Mali?

Bhutan, at 0.802 against 0.794 in Mali as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Mali?

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.

Bhutan vs Mali: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Bhutan

0.802

in 2025

Mali

0.794

in 2025

Bhutan rank

56th

Mali rank

58th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Bhutan
Mali

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 0.802 against 0.794 in Mali, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 56th and Mali ranks 58th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 12 and Mali in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.5021	0.342	0.1601	Bhutan
1910s	0.556	0.342	0.214	Bhutan
1920s	0.556	0.342	0.214	Bhutan
1930s	0.556	0.342	0.214	Bhutan
1940s	0.556	0.342	0.214	Bhutan
1950s	0.6277	0.3393	0.2884	Bhutan
1960s	0.705	0.6344	0.0706	Bhutan
1970s	0.717	0.5835	0.1335	Bhutan
1980s	0.717	0.588	0.129	Bhutan
1990s	0.712	0.7219	0.0099	Mali
2000s	0.7789	0.74	0.0389	Bhutan
2010s	0.9115	0.6652	0.2463	Bhutan
2020s	0.8595	0.5788	0.2807	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Bhutan or Mali?: Bhutan, at 0.802 against 0.794 in Mali as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Bhutan and Mali?: 0.008, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Mali?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Mali rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Bhutan ranks 56th and Mali ranks 58th 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.