Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Ecuador or Pakistan?

Pakistan, at 0.499 against 0.487 in Ecuador as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Pakistan?

187 years are reported by both, from 1839 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.

Ecuador vs Pakistan: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Ecuador

0.487

in 2025

Pakistan

0.499

in 2025

Ecuador rank

110th

Pakistan rank

108th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Ecuador
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 0.499 against 0.487 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.012.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 187 shared years of data; in 1839 it was Pakistan ahead.

Ecuador ranks 110th and Pakistan ranks 108th of 176 countries.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1830s	0.069	0.695	0.626	Pakistan
1840s	0.2086	0.695	0.4864	Pakistan
1850s	0.4009	0.695	0.2941	Pakistan
1860s	0.1484	0.695	0.5466	Pakistan
1870s	0.1948	0.695	0.5002	Pakistan
1880s	0.2123	0.695	0.4827	Pakistan
1890s	0.491	0.695	0.204	Pakistan
1900s	0.5762	0.64	0.0638	Pakistan
1910s	0.49	0.655	0.165	Pakistan
1920s	0.2075	0.655	0.4475	Pakistan
1930s	0.201	0.722	0.521	Pakistan
1940s	0.192	0.7336	0.5416	Pakistan
1950s	0.225	0.517	0.292	Pakistan
1960s	0.1971	0.3824	0.1853	Pakistan
1970s	0.17	0.4134	0.2434	Pakistan
1980s	0.3994	0.403	0.0036	Pakistan
1990s	0.4006	0.45	0.0494	Pakistan
2000s	0.3365	0.4423	0.1058	Pakistan
2010s	0.2717	0.6916	0.4199	Pakistan
2020s	0.5348	0.6282	0.0933	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Ecuador or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 0.499 against 0.487 in Ecuador as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Ecuador and Pakistan?: 0.012, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Pakistan?: 187 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and Pakistan rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Ecuador ranks 110th and Pakistan ranks 108th 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.