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

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

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

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.

Brazil vs Uruguay: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Brazil

0.954

in 2025

Uruguay

0.951

in 2025

Brazil rank

13th

Uruguay rank

15th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Brazil
Uruguay

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 12 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Brazil ahead.

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

Across the 21 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1820s	0.52	0.211	0.309	Brazil
1830s	0.52	0.1997	0.3203	Brazil
1840s	0.52	0.1486	0.3714	Brazil
1850s	0.52	0.4568	0.0632	Brazil
1860s	0.52	0.6028	0.0828	Uruguay
1870s	0.52	0.5206	0.0006	Uruguay
1880s	0.52	0.551	0.031	Uruguay
1890s	0.4522	0.7182	0.266	Uruguay
1900s	0.468	0.822	0.354	Uruguay
1910s	0.468	0.8307	0.3627	Uruguay
1920s	0.468	0.842	0.374	Uruguay
1930s	0.3542	0.7682	0.414	Uruguay
1940s	0.4235	0.7768	0.3533	Uruguay
1950s	0.536	0.838	0.302	Uruguay
1960s	0.392	0.8149	0.4229	Uruguay
1970s	0.2216	0.3499	0.1283	Uruguay
1980s	0.4795	0.4904	0.0109	Uruguay
1990s	0.8232	0.906	0.0828	Uruguay
2000s	0.875	0.921	0.046	Uruguay
2010s	0.8984	0.9398	0.0414	Uruguay
2020s	0.8803	0.9507	0.0703	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Brazil or Uruguay?: Brazil, at 0.954 against 0.951 in Uruguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Brazil and Uruguay?: 0.003, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Uruguay?: 201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Uruguay rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Brazil ranks 13th and Uruguay 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.