El Salvador vs Eritrea: Judicial Checks on Government Index
El Salvador
0.018
in 2025
Eritrea
0.028
in 2025
El Salvador rank
169th
Eritrea rank
166th
Judicial Checks on Government Index over time
- El Salvador
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 0.028 against 0.018 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.01.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.6 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 169th and Eritrea ranks 166th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 12 and Eritrea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.379 | 0.083 | 0.296 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 0.379 | 0.083 | 0.296 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 0.379 | 0.083 | 0.296 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 0.3074 | 0.083 | 0.2244 | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 0.306 | 0.3316 | 0.0256 | Eritrea |
| 1950s | 0.34 | 0.3042 | 0.0358 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.34 | 0.1169 | 0.2231 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.3252 | 0.0438 | 0.2814 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.3514 | 0.016 | 0.3354 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.4396 | 0.0437 | 0.3959 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.562 | 0.0124 | 0.5496 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.6573 | 0.0112 | 0.6461 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.1205 | 0.0363 | 0.0842 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial checks on government index, El Salvador or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 0.028 against 0.018 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between El Salvador and Eritrea?
- 0.01, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Eritrea?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Eritrea rank globally for judicial checks on government index?
- El Salvador ranks 169th and Eritrea ranks 166th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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
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.