Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Colombia or Israel?

Israel, at 0.857 against 0.846 in Colombia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Israel?

208 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.

Colombia vs Israel: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Colombia

0.846

in 2025

Israel

0.857

in 2025

Colombia rank

44th

Israel rank

41st

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Colombia
Israel

How they compare

Israel currently reports 0.857 against 0.846 in Colombia, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 208 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 44th and Israel ranks 41st of 176 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 14 and Israel in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Israel	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.459	0.191	0.268	Colombia
1790s	0.459	0.191	0.268	Colombia
1800s	0.459	0.191	0.268	Colombia
1810s	0.459	0.191	0.268	Colombia
1820s	0.4486	0.191	0.2576	Colombia
1830s	0.4859	0.191	0.2949	Colombia
1840s	0.4938	0.191	0.3028	Colombia
1850s	0.4862	0.191	0.2952	Colombia
1860s	0.4463	0.212	0.2343	Colombia
1870s	0.464	0.284	0.18	Colombia
1880s	0.4423	0.236	0.2063	Colombia
1890s	0.435	0.236	0.199	Colombia
1900s	0.4008	0.2845	0.1163	Colombia
1910s	0.482	0.3672	0.1148	Colombia
1940s	0.358	0.872	0.514	Israel
1950s	0.3191	0.8678	0.5487	Israel
1960s	0.5376	0.872	0.3344	Israel
1970s	0.5901	0.9092	0.3191	Israel
1980s	0.63	0.9095	0.2795	Israel
1990s	0.7973	0.904	0.1067	Israel
2000s	0.8206	0.9037	0.0831	Israel
2010s	0.8269	0.8894	0.0625	Israel
2020s	0.8255	0.8817	0.0562	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Colombia or Israel?: Israel, at 0.857 against 0.846 in Colombia as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Colombia and Israel?: 0.011, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Israel?: 208 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Colombia and Israel rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Colombia ranks 44th and Israel ranks 41st 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.