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

Mali, at 0.794 against 0.793 in Bulgaria as of 2025.

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

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 Mali: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Bulgaria

0.793

in 2025

Mali

0.794

in 2025

Bulgaria rank

60th

Mali rank

58th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Bulgaria
Mali

How they compare

Mali currently reports 0.794 against 0.793 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 60th and Mali ranks 58th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 8 and Mali in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.5	0.342	0.158	Bulgaria
1910s	0.5	0.342	0.158	Bulgaria
1920s	0.4985	0.342	0.1565	Bulgaria
1930s	0.5026	0.342	0.1606	Bulgaria
1940s	0.3361	0.342	0.0059	Mali
1950s	0.22	0.3393	0.1193	Mali
1960s	0.22	0.6344	0.4144	Mali
1970s	0.22	0.5835	0.3635	Mali
1980s	0.22	0.588	0.368	Mali
1990s	0.8288	0.7219	0.1069	Bulgaria
2000s	0.8562	0.74	0.1162	Bulgaria
2010s	0.8402	0.6652	0.175	Bulgaria
2020s	0.8297	0.5788	0.2508	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Bulgaria or Mali?: Mali, at 0.794 against 0.793 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Bulgaria and Mali?: 0.001, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Mali?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Mali rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Bulgaria ranks 60th and Mali ranks 58th 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.