El Salvador vs Venezuela: Judicial Checks on Government Index
El Salvador
0.018
in 2025
Venezuela
0.017
in 2025
El Salvador rank
169th
Venezuela rank
170th
Judicial Checks on Government Index over time
- El Salvador
- Venezuela
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.018 against 0.017 in Venezuela, a difference of 0.001.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Venezuela's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Venezuela ahead.
El Salvador ranks 169th and Venezuela ranks 170th of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 13 and Venezuela in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.368 | 0.515 | 0.147 | Venezuela |
| 1840s | 0.379 | 0.428 | 0.049 | Venezuela |
| 1850s | 0.379 | 0.0835 | 0.2955 | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 0.379 | 0.2859 | 0.0931 | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 0.379 | 0.111 | 0.268 | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 0.379 | 0.111 | 0.268 | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 0.379 | 0.13 | 0.249 | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 0.379 | 0.0781 | 0.3009 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 0.379 | 0.093 | 0.286 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 0.379 | 0.08 | 0.299 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 0.3074 | 0.1812 | 0.1262 | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 0.306 | 0.3995 | 0.0935 | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 0.34 | 0.2627 | 0.0773 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.34 | 0.745 | 0.405 | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 0.3252 | 0.7221 | 0.3969 | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 0.3514 | 0.7226 | 0.3712 | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 0.4396 | 0.6917 | 0.2521 | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 0.562 | 0.1682 | 0.3938 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.6573 | 0.03 | 0.6273 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.1205 | 0.0202 | 0.1003 | 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 Venezuela?
- El Salvador, at 0.018 against 0.017 in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between El Salvador and Venezuela?
- 0.001, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Venezuela?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Venezuela rank globally for judicial checks on government index?
- El Salvador ranks 169th and Venezuela ranks 170th 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.