Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Chile or Spain?

Chile, at 0.941 against 0.937 in Spain as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Spain?

237 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.

Chile vs Spain: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Chile

0.941

in 2025

Spain

0.937

in 2025

Chile rank

21st

Spain rank

23rd

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Chile
Spain

How they compare

Chile currently reports 0.941 against 0.937 in Spain, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Spain ahead.

Chile ranks 21st and Spain ranks 23rd of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 21.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.291	0.597	0.306	Spain
1790s	0.291	0.597	0.306	Spain
1800s	0.291	0.597	0.306	Spain
1810s	0.1357	0.5932	0.4575	Spain
1820s	0.3126	0.6068	0.2942	Spain
1830s	0.2908	0.616	0.3252	Spain
1840s	0.295	0.628	0.333	Spain
1850s	0.281	0.628	0.347	Spain
1860s	0.4567	0.6325	0.1758	Spain
1870s	0.4746	0.673	0.1984	Spain
1880s	0.479	0.673	0.194	Spain
1890s	0.5176	0.673	0.1554	Spain
1900s	0.5768	0.673	0.0962	Spain
1910s	0.583	0.673	0.09	Spain
1920s	0.5542	0.6215	0.0673	Spain
1930s	0.5958	0.5978	0.002	Spain
1940s	0.6274	0.333	0.2944	Chile
1950s	0.6137	0.333	0.2807	Chile
1960s	0.647	0.333	0.314	Chile
1970s	0.3626	0.4633	0.1007	Spain
1980s	0.3123	0.968	0.6557	Spain
1990s	0.9375	0.968	0.0305	Spain
2000s	0.94	0.968	0.028	Spain
2010s	0.948	0.9454	0.0026	Chile
2020s	0.9417	0.9512	0.0095	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Chile or Spain?: Chile, at 0.941 against 0.937 in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Chile and Spain?: 0.004, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Spain?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Chile and Spain rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Chile ranks 21st and Spain ranks 23rd 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: 18 September 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.