Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Costa Rica or Netherlands?

Netherlands, at 0.951 against 0.95 in Costa Rica as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Netherlands?

188 years are reported by both, from 1838 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.

Costa Rica vs Netherlands: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Costa Rica

0.95

in 2025

Netherlands

0.951

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

17th

Netherlands rank

15th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Costa Rica
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.951 against 0.95 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 17th and Netherlands ranks 15th of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1830s	0.553	0.367	0.186	Costa Rica
1840s	0.565	0.517	0.048	Costa Rica
1850s	0.593	0.913	0.32	Netherlands
1860s	0.558	0.913	0.355	Netherlands
1870s	0.5508	0.913	0.3622	Netherlands
1880s	0.586	0.913	0.327	Netherlands
1890s	0.5742	0.913	0.3388	Netherlands
1900s	0.5856	0.913	0.3274	Netherlands
1910s	0.5621	0.913	0.3509	Netherlands
1920s	0.607	0.913	0.306	Netherlands
1930s	0.607	0.913	0.306	Netherlands
1940s	0.6319	0.9074	0.2755	Netherlands
1950s	0.936	0.949	0.013	Netherlands
1960s	0.936	0.949	0.013	Netherlands
1970s	0.936	0.949	0.013	Netherlands
1980s	0.9476	0.949	0.0014	Netherlands
1990s	0.9609	0.949	0.0119	Costa Rica
2000s	0.9489	0.949	0.0001	Netherlands
2010s	0.9514	0.9523	0.0009	Netherlands
2020s	0.9507	0.9572	0.0065	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Costa Rica or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 0.951 against 0.95 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Costa Rica and Netherlands?: 0.001, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Netherlands?: 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Netherlands rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Costa Rica ranks 17th and Netherlands ranks 15th 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.