Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Czechia or Estonia?

Estonia, at 0.969 against 0.962 in Czechia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Estonia?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 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.

Czechia vs Estonia: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Czechia

0.962

in 2025

Estonia

0.969

in 2025

Czechia rank

8th

Estonia rank

6th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Czechia
Estonia

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 0.969 against 0.962 in Czechia, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Estonia ahead.

Czechia ranks 8th and Estonia ranks 6th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 9 and Estonia in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Czechia	Estonia	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.091	0.126	0.035	Estonia
1790s	0.091	0.126	0.035	Estonia
1800s	0.091	0.126	0.035	Estonia
1810s	0.091	0.126	0.035	Estonia
1820s	0.091	0.126	0.035	Estonia
1830s	0.091	0.126	0.035	Estonia
1840s	0.11	0.126	0.016	Estonia
1850s	0.1132	0.1745	0.0613	Estonia
1860s	0.2711	0.5729	0.3018	Estonia
1870s	0.744	0.7688	0.0248	Estonia
1880s	0.744	0.2723	0.4717	Czechia
1890s	0.744	0.271	0.473	Czechia
1900s	0.744	0.1655	0.5785	Czechia
1910s	0.7442	0.3255	0.4187	Czechia
1920s	0.775	0.9545	0.1795	Estonia
1930s	0.7381	0.8837	0.1456	Estonia
1940s	0.1231	0.023	0.1001	Czechia
1950s	0.0478	0.0254	0.0224	Czechia
1960s	0.0646	0.027	0.0376	Czechia
1970s	0.061	0.027	0.034	Czechia
1980s	0.063	0.0331	0.0299	Czechia
1990s	0.8905	0.9501	0.0596	Estonia
2000s	0.8947	0.953	0.0583	Estonia
2010s	0.8831	0.9521	0.069	Estonia
2020s	0.8978	0.9618	0.064	Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Czechia or Estonia?: Estonia, at 0.969 against 0.962 in Czechia as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Czechia and Estonia?: 0.007, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Estonia?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Czechia and Estonia rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Czechia ranks 8th and Estonia ranks 6th 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.