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

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

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

232 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.

Bulgaria vs Taiwan: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Bulgaria

0.793

in 2025

Taiwan

0.794

in 2025

Bulgaria rank

60th

Taiwan rank

58th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Bulgaria
Taiwan

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 232 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Bulgaria ahead.

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

Across the 25 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 24 and Taiwan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Taiwan	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.191	0.075	0.116	Bulgaria
1790s	0.191	0.075	0.116	Bulgaria
1800s	0.191	0.075	0.116	Bulgaria
1810s	0.191	0.075	0.116	Bulgaria
1820s	0.191	0.075	0.116	Bulgaria
1830s	0.191	0.075	0.116	Bulgaria
1840s	0.191	0.075	0.116	Bulgaria
1850s	0.191	0.075	0.116	Bulgaria
1860s	0.212	0.075	0.137	Bulgaria
1870s	0.3342	0.075	0.2592	Bulgaria
1880s	0.4843	0.075	0.4093	Bulgaria
1890s	0.5	0.075	0.425	Bulgaria
1900s	0.5	0.239	0.261	Bulgaria
1910s	0.5	0.239	0.261	Bulgaria
1920s	0.4985	0.239	0.2595	Bulgaria
1930s	0.5026	0.2366	0.266	Bulgaria
1940s	0.3361	0.1571	0.179	Bulgaria
1950s	0.22	0.081	0.139	Bulgaria
1960s	0.22	0.093	0.127	Bulgaria
1970s	0.22	0.1164	0.1036	Bulgaria
1980s	0.22	0.2077	0.0123	Bulgaria
1990s	0.8288	0.5534	0.2754	Bulgaria
2000s	0.8562	0.8373	0.0189	Bulgaria
2010s	0.8402	0.8184	0.0218	Bulgaria
2020s	0.8297	0.851	0.0213	Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Bulgaria or Taiwan?: Taiwan, at 0.794 against 0.793 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Bulgaria and Taiwan?: 0.001, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Taiwan?: 232 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Taiwan rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Bulgaria ranks 60th and Taiwan 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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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: 30 October 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.