Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sudan: Judicial Checks on Government Index
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.146
in 2025
Sudan
0.15
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
149th
Sudan rank
147th
Judicial Checks on Government Index over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 0.15 against 0.146 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sudan ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 149th and Sudan ranks 147th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 9 and Sudan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1674 | 0.248 | 0.0806 | Sudan |
| 1910s | 0.462 | 0.248 | 0.214 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1920s | 0.39 | 0.248 | 0.142 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1930s | 0.39 | 0.248 | 0.142 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1940s | 0.39 | 0.248 | 0.142 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1950s | 0.39 | 0.3437 | 0.0463 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1960s | 0.4204 | 0.4278 | 0.0074 | Sudan |
| 1970s | 0.044 | 0.313 | 0.269 | Sudan |
| 1980s | 0.042 | 0.3315 | 0.2895 | Sudan |
| 1990s | 0.1099 | 0.021 | 0.0889 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 0.2503 | 0.0633 | 0.187 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 0.2283 | 0.0895 | 0.1388 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 0.2113 | 0.1897 | 0.0217 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 0.15 against 0.146 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan?
- 0.004, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan rank globally for judicial checks on government index?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 149th and Sudan ranks 147th 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.