Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Chad or Equatorial Guinea?

Chad, at 0.009 against 0.008 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Equatorial Guinea?

106 years are reported by both, from 1920 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.

Chad vs Equatorial Guinea: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Chad

0.009

in 2025

Equatorial Guinea

0.008

in 2025

Chad rank

172nd

Equatorial Guinea rank

173rd

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Chad
Equatorial Guinea

How they compare

Chad currently reports 0.009 against 0.008 in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.001.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Chad ranks 172nd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 173rd of 176 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 9 and Equatorial Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Equatorial Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1920s	0.083	0.087	0.004	Equatorial Guinea
1930s	0.083	0.087	0.004	Equatorial Guinea
1940s	0.1049	0.087	0.0179	Chad
1950s	0.156	0.103	0.053	Chad
1960s	0.2852	0.1039	0.1813	Chad
1970s	0.2608	0.0096	0.2512	Chad
1980s	0.097	0.031	0.066	Chad
1990s	0.163	0.055	0.108	Chad
2000s	0.1658	0.059	0.1068	Chad
2010s	0.1256	0.0334	0.0922	Chad
2020s	0.0578	0.0112	0.0467	Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Chad or Equatorial Guinea?: Chad, at 0.009 against 0.008 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Chad and Equatorial Guinea?: 0.001, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Equatorial Guinea?: 106 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
How do Chad and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Chad ranks 172nd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 173rd 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.