Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Bolivia or Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia, at 0.285 against 0.266 in Bolivia as of 2025.

What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Bolivia and Saudi Arabia?

0.019, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Saudi Arabia?

201 years are reported by both, from 1825 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.

Bolivia vs Saudi Arabia: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Bolivia

0.266

in 2025

Saudi Arabia

0.285

in 2025

Bolivia rank

124th

Saudi Arabia rank

121st

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Bolivia
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.285 against 0.266 in Bolivia, a difference of 0.019.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 124th and Saudi Arabia ranks 121st of 176 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 14 and Saudi Arabia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1820s	0.3642	0.283	0.0812	Bolivia
1830s	0.3306	0.283	0.0476	Bolivia
1840s	0.221	0.283	0.062	Saudi Arabia
1850s	0.221	0.283	0.062	Saudi Arabia
1860s	0.221	0.283	0.062	Saudi Arabia
1870s	0.221	0.283	0.062	Saudi Arabia
1880s	0.39	0.283	0.107	Bolivia
1890s	0.3778	0.283	0.0948	Bolivia
1900s	0.2833	0.283	0.0003	Bolivia
1910s	0.285	0.283	0.002	Bolivia
1920s	0.2715	0.283	0.0115	Saudi Arabia
1930s	0.2622	0.2438	0.0184	Bolivia
1940s	0.2622	0.234	0.0282	Bolivia
1950s	0.2821	0.2604	0.0217	Bolivia
1960s	0.2103	0.278	0.0677	Saudi Arabia
1970s	0.0545	0.2416	0.1871	Saudi Arabia
1980s	0.4296	0.226	0.2036	Bolivia
1990s	0.549	0.226	0.323	Bolivia
2000s	0.5331	0.23	0.3031	Bolivia
2010s	0.3816	0.2596	0.122	Bolivia
2020s	0.3013	0.2855	0.0158	Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Bolivia or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 0.285 against 0.266 in Bolivia as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Bolivia and Saudi Arabia?: 0.019, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Saudi Arabia?: 201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
How do Bolivia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Bolivia ranks 124th and Saudi Arabia ranks 121st 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: 30 October 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.