Chile vs Latvia: Judicial Checks on Government Index
Chile
0.941
in 2025
Latvia
0.942
in 2025
Chile rank
21st
Latvia rank
20th
Judicial Checks on Government Index over time
- Chile
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.942 against 0.941 in Chile, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 21st and Latvia ranks 20th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 19 and Latvia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.291 | 0.126 | 0.165 | Chile |
| 1790s | 0.291 | 0.126 | 0.165 | Chile |
| 1800s | 0.291 | 0.126 | 0.165 | Chile |
| 1810s | 0.1357 | 0.126 | 0.0097 | Chile |
| 1820s | 0.3126 | 0.126 | 0.1866 | Chile |
| 1830s | 0.2908 | 0.126 | 0.1648 | Chile |
| 1840s | 0.295 | 0.126 | 0.169 | Chile |
| 1850s | 0.281 | 0.1745 | 0.1065 | Chile |
| 1860s | 0.4567 | 0.5729 | 0.1162 | Latvia |
| 1870s | 0.4746 | 0.7688 | 0.2942 | Latvia |
| 1880s | 0.479 | 0.2723 | 0.2067 | Chile |
| 1890s | 0.5176 | 0.271 | 0.2466 | Chile |
| 1900s | 0.5768 | 0.1655 | 0.4113 | Chile |
| 1910s | 0.583 | 0.1423 | 0.4407 | Chile |
| 1920s | 0.5542 | 0.868 | 0.3138 | Latvia |
| 1930s | 0.5958 | 0.7878 | 0.192 | Latvia |
| 1940s | 0.6274 | 0.023 | 0.6044 | Chile |
| 1950s | 0.6137 | 0.0254 | 0.5883 | Chile |
| 1960s | 0.647 | 0.027 | 0.62 | Chile |
| 1970s | 0.3626 | 0.027 | 0.3356 | Chile |
| 1980s | 0.3123 | 0.0331 | 0.2792 | Chile |
| 1990s | 0.9375 | 0.883 | 0.0545 | Chile |
| 2000s | 0.94 | 0.9195 | 0.0205 | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.948 | 0.9498 | 0.0018 | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.9417 | 0.9462 | 0.0045 | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Chile or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 0.942 against 0.941 in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Chile and Latvia?
- 0.001, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Latvia?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Latvia rank globally for judicial checks on government index?
- Chile ranks 21st and Latvia ranks 20th 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
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.