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

Finland, at 0.974 against 0.962 in Czechia as of 2025.

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

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 Finland: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Czechia

0.962

in 2025

Finland

0.974

in 2025

Czechia rank

8th

Finland rank

5th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Czechia
Finland

How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.974 against 0.962 in Czechia, a difference of 0.012.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Finland ahead.

Czechia ranks 8th and Finland ranks 5th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 5 and Finland in 20.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Czechia	Finland	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.091	0.8	0.709	Finland
1790s	0.091	0.8	0.709	Finland
1800s	0.091	0.7804	0.6894	Finland
1810s	0.091	0.604	0.513	Finland
1820s	0.091	0.604	0.513	Finland
1830s	0.091	0.604	0.513	Finland
1840s	0.11	0.604	0.494	Finland
1850s	0.1132	0.604	0.4908	Finland
1860s	0.2711	0.604	0.3329	Finland
1870s	0.744	0.604	0.14	Czechia
1880s	0.744	0.604	0.14	Czechia
1890s	0.744	0.604	0.14	Czechia
1900s	0.744	0.6143	0.1297	Czechia
1910s	0.7442	0.6873	0.0569	Czechia
1920s	0.775	0.862	0.087	Finland
1930s	0.7381	0.8922	0.1541	Finland
1940s	0.1231	0.9123	0.7892	Finland
1950s	0.0478	0.953	0.9052	Finland
1960s	0.0646	0.953	0.8884	Finland
1970s	0.061	0.9494	0.8884	Finland
1980s	0.063	0.9587	0.8957	Finland
1990s	0.8905	0.968	0.0775	Finland
2000s	0.8947	0.968	0.0733	Finland
2010s	0.8831	0.9744	0.0913	Finland
2020s	0.8978	0.9765	0.0787	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Czechia or Finland?: Finland, at 0.974 against 0.962 in Czechia as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Czechia and Finland?: 0.012, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Finland?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Czechia and Finland rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Czechia ranks 8th and Finland ranks 5th 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.