What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Burkina Faso and Saudi Arabia?

0.011, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Saudi Arabia?

92 years are reported by both, from 1919 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.

Burkina Faso vs Saudi Arabia: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Burkina Faso

0.274

in 2025

Saudi Arabia

0.285

in 2025

Burkina Faso rank

122nd

Saudi Arabia rank

121st

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Burkina Faso
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.285 against 0.274 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 92 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 122nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 121st of 176 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.64	0.283	0.357	Burkina Faso
1920s	0.64	0.283	0.357	Burkina Faso
1930s	0.64	0.283	0.357	Burkina Faso
1940s	0.742	0.234	0.508	Burkina Faso
1950s	0.75	0.2604	0.4896	Burkina Faso
1960s	0.5367	0.278	0.2587	Burkina Faso
1970s	0.5491	0.2416	0.3075	Burkina Faso
1980s	0.5333	0.226	0.3073	Burkina Faso
1990s	0.4556	0.226	0.2296	Burkina Faso
2000s	0.512	0.23	0.282	Burkina Faso
2010s	0.62	0.2596	0.3604	Burkina Faso
2020s	0.5413	0.2855	0.2558	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Burkina Faso or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 0.285 against 0.274 in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Burkina Faso and Saudi Arabia?: 0.011, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Saudi Arabia?: 92 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
How do Burkina Faso and Saudi Arabia rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Burkina Faso ranks 122nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 121st 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.