Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Brazil or Iceland?

Iceland, at 0.955 against 0.954 in Brazil as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Iceland?

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.

Brazil vs Iceland: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Brazil

0.954

in 2025

Iceland

0.955

in 2025

Brazil rank

13th

Iceland rank

11th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Brazil
Iceland

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.955 against 0.954 in Brazil, a difference of 0.001.

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

Brazil ranks 13th and Iceland ranks 11th of 176 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.468	0.942	0.474	Iceland
1910s	0.468	0.942	0.474	Iceland
1920s	0.468	0.942	0.474	Iceland
1930s	0.3542	0.942	0.5878	Iceland
1940s	0.4235	0.942	0.5185	Iceland
1950s	0.536	0.942	0.406	Iceland
1960s	0.392	0.942	0.55	Iceland
1970s	0.2216	0.942	0.7204	Iceland
1980s	0.4795	0.942	0.4625	Iceland
1990s	0.8232	0.942	0.1188	Iceland
2000s	0.875	0.942	0.067	Iceland
2010s	0.8984	0.9417	0.0433	Iceland
2020s	0.8803	0.9463	0.066	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Brazil or Iceland?: Iceland, at 0.955 against 0.954 in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Brazil and Iceland?: 0.001, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Iceland?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Iceland rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Brazil ranks 13th and Iceland ranks 11th 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.

Individual pages

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.