Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Cote d'Ivoire or Nigeria?

Cote d'Ivoire, at 0.429 against 0.418 in Nigeria as of 2025.

What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Cote d'Ivoire and Nigeria?

0.011, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Nigeria?

112 years are reported by both, from 1914 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.

Cote d'Ivoire vs Nigeria: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Cote d'Ivoire

0.429

in 2025

Nigeria

0.418

in 2025

Cote d'Ivoire rank

114th

Nigeria rank

115th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Cote d'Ivoire
Nigeria

How they compare

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 0.429 against 0.418 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 114th and Nigeria ranks 115th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 10 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cote d'Ivoire	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.578	0.326	0.252	Cote d'Ivoire
1920s	0.578	0.326	0.252	Cote d'Ivoire
1930s	0.578	0.326	0.252	Cote d'Ivoire
1940s	0.578	0.326	0.252	Cote d'Ivoire
1950s	0.578	0.3354	0.2426	Cote d'Ivoire
1960s	0.661	0.405	0.256	Cote d'Ivoire
1970s	0.661	0.3863	0.2747	Cote d'Ivoire
1980s	0.661	0.38	0.281	Cote d'Ivoire
1990s	0.6626	0.392	0.2706	Cote d'Ivoire
2000s	0.6698	0.5176	0.1522	Cote d'Ivoire
2010s	0.5593	0.5905	0.0312	Nigeria
2020s	0.4313	0.4683	0.037	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Cote d'Ivoire or Nigeria?: Cote d'Ivoire, at 0.429 against 0.418 in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Cote d'Ivoire and Nigeria?: 0.011, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Nigeria?: 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Nigeria rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Cote d'Ivoire ranks 114th and Nigeria ranks 115th 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.