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

Namibia, at 0.811 against 0.802 in Bhutan as of 2025.

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

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 Namibia: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Bhutan

0.802

in 2025

Namibia

0.811

in 2025

Bhutan rank

56th

Namibia rank

54th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Bhutan
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.811 against 0.802 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 56th and Namibia ranks 54th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 11 and Namibia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.5021	0.315	0.1871	Bhutan
1910s	0.556	0.315	0.241	Bhutan
1920s	0.556	0.322	0.234	Bhutan
1930s	0.556	0.322	0.234	Bhutan
1940s	0.556	0.322	0.234	Bhutan
1950s	0.6277	0.322	0.3057	Bhutan
1960s	0.705	0.322	0.383	Bhutan
1970s	0.717	0.322	0.395	Bhutan
1980s	0.717	0.3962	0.3208	Bhutan
1990s	0.712	0.896	0.184	Namibia
2000s	0.7789	0.8953	0.1164	Namibia
2010s	0.9115	0.888	0.0235	Bhutan
2020s	0.8595	0.8168	0.0427	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Bhutan or Namibia?: Namibia, at 0.811 against 0.802 in Bhutan as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Bhutan and Namibia?: 0.009, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Namibia?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Namibia rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Bhutan ranks 56th and Namibia ranks 54th 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: 18 September 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.