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

Brazil, at 0.954 against 0.951 in Netherlands as of 2025.

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

235 years are reported by both, from 1789 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 Netherlands: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Brazil

0.954

in 2025

Netherlands

0.951

in 2025

Brazil rank

13th

Netherlands rank

15th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Brazil
Netherlands

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.954 against 0.951 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 235 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 13th and Netherlands ranks 15th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 7 and Netherlands in 18.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.52	0.336	0.184	Brazil
1790s	0.52	0.3265	0.1935	Brazil
1800s	0.52	0.298	0.222	Brazil
1810s	0.52	0.3019	0.2181	Brazil
1820s	0.52	0.301	0.219	Brazil
1830s	0.52	0.3142	0.2058	Brazil
1840s	0.52	0.517	0.003	Brazil
1850s	0.52	0.913	0.393	Netherlands
1860s	0.52	0.913	0.393	Netherlands
1870s	0.52	0.913	0.393	Netherlands
1880s	0.52	0.913	0.393	Netherlands
1890s	0.4522	0.913	0.4608	Netherlands
1900s	0.468	0.913	0.445	Netherlands
1910s	0.468	0.913	0.445	Netherlands
1920s	0.468	0.913	0.445	Netherlands
1930s	0.3542	0.913	0.5588	Netherlands
1940s	0.4235	0.9074	0.4839	Netherlands
1950s	0.536	0.949	0.413	Netherlands
1960s	0.392	0.949	0.557	Netherlands
1970s	0.2216	0.949	0.7274	Netherlands
1980s	0.4795	0.949	0.4695	Netherlands
1990s	0.8232	0.949	0.1258	Netherlands
2000s	0.875	0.949	0.074	Netherlands
2010s	0.8984	0.9523	0.0539	Netherlands
2020s	0.8803	0.9572	0.0768	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Brazil or Netherlands?: Brazil, at 0.954 against 0.951 in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Brazil and Netherlands?: 0.003, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Netherlands?: 235 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Netherlands rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Brazil ranks 13th and Netherlands ranks 15th 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.