Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Bulgaria or Fiji?

Fiji, at 0.795 against 0.793 in Bulgaria as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Fiji?

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.

Bulgaria vs Fiji: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Bulgaria

0.793

in 2025

Fiji

0.795

in 2025

Bulgaria rank

60th

Fiji rank

57th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Bulgaria
Fiji

How they compare

Fiji currently reports 0.795 against 0.793 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.002.

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

Bulgaria ranks 60th and Fiji ranks 57th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Fiji in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Fiji	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.5	0.612	0.112	Fiji
1910s	0.5	0.612	0.112	Fiji
1920s	0.4985	0.612	0.1135	Fiji
1930s	0.5026	0.612	0.1094	Fiji
1940s	0.3361	0.612	0.2759	Fiji
1950s	0.22	0.612	0.392	Fiji
1960s	0.22	0.612	0.392	Fiji
1970s	0.22	0.513	0.293	Fiji
1980s	0.22	0.5052	0.2852	Fiji
1990s	0.8288	0.507	0.3218	Bulgaria
2000s	0.8562	0.5239	0.3323	Bulgaria
2010s	0.8402	0.4807	0.3595	Bulgaria
2020s	0.8297	0.6602	0.1695	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Bulgaria or Fiji?: Fiji, at 0.795 against 0.793 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Bulgaria and Fiji?: 0.002, with Fiji ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Fiji?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Fiji rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Bulgaria ranks 60th and Fiji ranks 57th 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.