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

Colombia, at 0.846 against 0.844 in United States as of 2025.

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

236 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 United States: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Colombia

0.846

in 2025

United States

0.844

in 2025

Colombia rank

44th

United States rank

45th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Colombia
United States

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.846 against 0.844 in United States, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 236 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United States ahead.

Colombia ranks 44th and United States ranks 45th of 176 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	United States	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.459	0.899	0.44	United States
1790s	0.459	0.8882	0.4292	United States
1800s	0.459	0.898	0.439	United States
1810s	0.459	0.898	0.439	United States
1820s	0.4486	0.898	0.4494	United States
1830s	0.4859	0.898	0.4121	United States
1840s	0.4938	0.898	0.4042	United States
1850s	0.4862	0.898	0.4118	United States
1860s	0.4463	0.8906	0.4443	United States
1870s	0.464	0.942	0.478	United States
1880s	0.4423	0.942	0.4997	United States
1890s	0.435	0.942	0.507	United States
1900s	0.4008	0.942	0.5412	United States
1910s	0.482	0.9411	0.4591	United States
1920s	0.482	0.934	0.452	United States
1930s	0.482	0.939	0.457	United States
1940s	0.4572	0.9264	0.4692	United States
1950s	0.3191	0.9145	0.5954	United States
1960s	0.5376	0.8962	0.3586	United States
1970s	0.5901	0.9414	0.3513	United States
1980s	0.63	0.944	0.314	United States
1990s	0.7973	0.944	0.1467	United States
2000s	0.8206	0.9493	0.1287	United States
2010s	0.8269	0.953	0.1261	United States
2020s	0.8255	0.9107	0.0852	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Colombia or United States?: Colombia, at 0.846 against 0.844 in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Colombia and United States?: 0.002, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and United States?: 236 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Colombia and United States rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Colombia ranks 44th and United States ranks 45th 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.