Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Cyprus or Israel?

Israel, at 0.857 against 0.85 in Cyprus as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Israel?

98 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

Cyprus vs Israel: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Cyprus

0.85

in 2025

Israel

0.857

in 2025

Cyprus rank

42nd

Israel rank

41st

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Cyprus
Israel

How they compare

Israel currently reports 0.857 against 0.85 in Cyprus, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 98 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 42nd and Israel ranks 41st of 176 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 2 and Israel in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	Israel	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.63	0.2845	0.3455	Cyprus
1910s	0.63	0.3672	0.2628	Cyprus
1940s	0.63	0.872	0.242	Israel
1950s	0.6193	0.8678	0.2485	Israel
1960s	0.7514	0.872	0.1206	Israel
1970s	0.7735	0.9092	0.1357	Israel
1980s	0.7937	0.9095	0.1158	Israel
1990s	0.8218	0.904	0.0822	Israel
2000s	0.876	0.9037	0.0277	Israel
2010s	0.8729	0.8894	0.0165	Israel
2020s	0.822	0.8817	0.0597	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Cyprus or Israel?: Israel, at 0.857 against 0.85 in Cyprus as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Cyprus and Israel?: 0.007, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Israel?: 98 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Cyprus and Israel rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Cyprus ranks 42nd and Israel ranks 41st 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.