Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Djibouti or Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia, at 0.285 against 0.268 in Djibouti as of 2025.

What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Djibouti and Saudi Arabia?

0.017, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Saudi Arabia?

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.

Djibouti vs Saudi Arabia: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Djibouti

0.268

in 2025

Saudi Arabia

0.285

in 2025

Djibouti rank

123rd

Saudi Arabia rank

121st

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Djibouti
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.285 against 0.268 in Djibouti, a difference of 0.017.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Djibouti's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Djibouti ranks 123rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 121st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Djibouti	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.199	0.283	0.084	Saudi Arabia
1910s	0.199	0.283	0.084	Saudi Arabia
1920s	0.199	0.283	0.084	Saudi Arabia
1930s	0.199	0.2438	0.0448	Saudi Arabia
1940s	0.199	0.234	0.035	Saudi Arabia
1950s	0.199	0.2604	0.0614	Saudi Arabia
1960s	0.199	0.278	0.079	Saudi Arabia
1970s	0.2125	0.2416	0.0291	Saudi Arabia
1980s	0.238	0.226	0.012	Djibouti
1990s	0.2108	0.226	0.0152	Saudi Arabia
2000s	0.223	0.23	0.007	Saudi Arabia
2010s	0.2275	0.2596	0.0321	Saudi Arabia
2020s	0.268	0.2855	0.0175	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Djibouti or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 0.285 against 0.268 in Djibouti as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Djibouti and Saudi Arabia?: 0.017, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Saudi Arabia?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Djibouti and Saudi Arabia rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Djibouti ranks 123rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 121st 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.