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

Bulgaria, at 0.793 against 0.788 in Kenya as of 2025.

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

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 Kenya: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Bulgaria

0.793

in 2025

Kenya

0.788

in 2025

Bulgaria rank

60th

Kenya rank

61st

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Bulgaria
Kenya

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.793 against 0.788 in Kenya, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 60th and Kenya ranks 61st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 12 and Kenya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.5	0.219	0.281	Bulgaria
1910s	0.5	0.219	0.281	Bulgaria
1920s	0.4985	0.202	0.2965	Bulgaria
1930s	0.5026	0.202	0.3006	Bulgaria
1940s	0.3361	0.202	0.1341	Bulgaria
1950s	0.22	0.212	0.008	Bulgaria
1960s	0.22	0.2672	0.0472	Kenya
1970s	0.22	0.218	0.002	Bulgaria
1980s	0.22	0.199	0.021	Bulgaria
1990s	0.8288	0.3955	0.4333	Bulgaria
2000s	0.8562	0.4592	0.397	Bulgaria
2010s	0.8402	0.7541	0.0861	Bulgaria
2020s	0.8297	0.7895	0.0402	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Bulgaria or Kenya?: Bulgaria, at 0.793 against 0.788 in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Bulgaria and Kenya?: 0.005, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Kenya?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Kenya rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Bulgaria ranks 60th and Kenya ranks 61st 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.