Cameroon vs Mauritania: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Cameroon
0.111
in 2025
Mauritania
0.114
in 2025
Cameroon rank
157th
Mauritania rank
156th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

  • Cameroon
  • Mauritania
0.10.20.30.40.5190419642025

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.114 against 0.111 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.

Cameroon ranks 157th and Mauritania ranks 156th of 176 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.11 0.277 0.167 Mauritania
1970s 0.11 0.2505 0.1405 Mauritania
1980s 0.127 0.055 0.072 Cameroon
1990s 0.127 0.0742 0.0528 Cameroon
2000s 0.1269 0.1486 0.0217 Mauritania
2010s 0.1343 0.2218 0.0875 Mauritania
2020s 0.1528 0.1857 0.0328 Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Cameroon or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 0.114 against 0.111 in Cameroon as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Cameroon and Mauritania?
0.003, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mauritania?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Mauritania rank globally for judicial checks on government index?
Cameroon ranks 157th and Mauritania ranks 156th 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

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.