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

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

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

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 Taiwan: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Bhutan

0.802

in 2025

Taiwan

0.794

in 2025

Bhutan rank

56th

Taiwan rank

58th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Bhutan
Taiwan

How they compare

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

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Taiwan	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.5021	0.239	0.2631	Bhutan
1910s	0.556	0.239	0.317	Bhutan
1920s	0.556	0.239	0.317	Bhutan
1930s	0.556	0.2366	0.3194	Bhutan
1940s	0.556	0.1571	0.3989	Bhutan
1950s	0.6277	0.081	0.5467	Bhutan
1960s	0.705	0.093	0.612	Bhutan
1970s	0.717	0.1164	0.6006	Bhutan
1980s	0.717	0.2077	0.5093	Bhutan
1990s	0.712	0.5534	0.1586	Bhutan
2000s	0.7789	0.8373	0.0584	Taiwan
2010s	0.9115	0.8184	0.0931	Bhutan
2020s	0.8595	0.851	0.0085	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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