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

Sweden, at 0.966 against 0.962 in Czechia as of 2025.

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

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 Sweden: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Czechia

0.962

in 2025

Sweden

0.966

in 2025

Czechia rank

8th

Sweden rank

7th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Czechia
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.966 against 0.962 in Czechia, a difference of 0.004.

Across all 237 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Czechia ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 7th of 176 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Czechia	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.091	0.8	0.709	Sweden
1790s	0.091	0.8	0.709	Sweden
1800s	0.091	0.8044	0.7134	Sweden
1810s	0.091	0.844	0.753	Sweden
1820s	0.091	0.844	0.753	Sweden
1830s	0.091	0.844	0.753	Sweden
1840s	0.11	0.9035	0.7935	Sweden
1850s	0.1132	0.963	0.8498	Sweden
1860s	0.2711	0.971	0.6999	Sweden
1870s	0.744	0.971	0.227	Sweden
1880s	0.744	0.971	0.227	Sweden
1890s	0.744	0.971	0.227	Sweden
1900s	0.744	0.971	0.227	Sweden
1910s	0.7442	0.971	0.2268	Sweden
1920s	0.775	0.971	0.196	Sweden
1930s	0.7381	0.971	0.2329	Sweden
1940s	0.1231	0.971	0.8479	Sweden
1950s	0.0478	0.971	0.9232	Sweden
1960s	0.0646	0.971	0.9064	Sweden
1970s	0.061	0.973	0.912	Sweden
1980s	0.063	0.973	0.91	Sweden
1990s	0.8905	0.973	0.0825	Sweden
2000s	0.8947	0.973	0.0783	Sweden
2010s	0.8831	0.974	0.0909	Sweden
2020s	0.8978	0.972	0.0742	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Czechia or Sweden?: Sweden, at 0.966 against 0.962 in Czechia as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Czechia and Sweden?: 0.004, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Sweden?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Czechia and Sweden rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Czechia ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 7th 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.