What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Democratic Republic of Congo and United Arab Emirates?

0.005, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and United Arab Emirates?

55 years are reported by both, from 1971 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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs United Arab Emirates: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.146

in 2025

United Arab Emirates

0.141

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

149th

United Arab Emirates rank

152nd

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.146 against 0.141 in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 149th and United Arab Emirates ranks 152nd of 176 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.042	0.125	0.083	United Arab Emirates
1980s	0.042	0.115	0.073	United Arab Emirates
1990s	0.1099	0.1534	0.0435	United Arab Emirates
2000s	0.2503	0.1884	0.0619	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	0.2283	0.2066	0.0217	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	0.2113	0.174	0.0373	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 United Arab Emirates?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.146 against 0.141 in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Democratic Republic of Congo and United Arab Emirates?: 0.005, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and United Arab Emirates?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and United Arab Emirates rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 149th and United Arab Emirates ranks 152nd 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.