Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Cyprus or Papua New Guinea?

Papua New Guinea, at 0.863 against 0.85 in Cyprus as of 2025.

What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Cyprus and Papua New Guinea?

0.013, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Papua New Guinea?

126 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 Papua New Guinea: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Cyprus

0.85

in 2025

Papua New Guinea

0.863

in 2025

Cyprus rank

42nd

Papua New Guinea rank

39th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Cyprus
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.863 against 0.85 in Cyprus, a difference of 0.013.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 42nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 39th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 9 and Papua New Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.63	0.314	0.316	Cyprus
1910s	0.63	0.314	0.316	Cyprus
1920s	0.63	0.314	0.316	Cyprus
1930s	0.63	0.314	0.316	Cyprus
1940s	0.63	0.4642	0.1658	Cyprus
1950s	0.6193	0.669	0.0497	Papua New Guinea
1960s	0.7514	0.669	0.0824	Cyprus
1970s	0.7735	0.7515	0.022	Cyprus
1980s	0.7937	0.834	0.0403	Papua New Guinea
1990s	0.8218	0.834	0.0122	Papua New Guinea
2000s	0.876	0.834	0.042	Cyprus
2010s	0.8729	0.8064	0.0665	Cyprus
2020s	0.822	0.8615	0.0395	Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Cyprus or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 0.863 against 0.85 in Cyprus as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Cyprus and Papua New Guinea?: 0.013, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Papua New Guinea?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Cyprus and Papua New Guinea rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Cyprus ranks 42nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 39th 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.