Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Cuba or Mauritania?

Mauritania, at 0.114 against 0.089 in Cuba as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Mauritania?

122 years are reported by both, from 1904 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.

Cuba vs Mauritania: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Cuba

0.089

in 2025

Mauritania

0.114

in 2025

Cuba rank

158th

Mauritania rank

156th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Cuba
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.114 against 0.089 in Cuba, a difference of 0.025.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.3 times Cuba's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 158th and Mauritania ranks 156th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 6 and Mauritania in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.513	0.486	0.027	Cuba
1910s	0.518	0.486	0.032	Cuba
1920s	0.503	0.486	0.017	Cuba
1930s	0.4655	0.486	0.0205	Mauritania
1940s	0.519	0.486	0.033	Cuba
1950s	0.3702	0.4918	0.1216	Mauritania
1960s	0.083	0.2996	0.2166	Mauritania
1970s	0.087	0.2505	0.1635	Mauritania
1980s	0.093	0.055	0.038	Cuba
1990s	0.093	0.0742	0.0188	Cuba
2000s	0.093	0.1486	0.0556	Mauritania
2010s	0.1012	0.2218	0.1206	Mauritania
2020s	0.0982	0.1857	0.0875	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Cuba or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 0.114 against 0.089 in Cuba as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Cuba and Mauritania?: 0.025, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Mauritania?: 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
How do Cuba and Mauritania rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Cuba ranks 158th and Mauritania ranks 156th 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

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: 07 August 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.