Equatorial Guinea vs North Korea: Judicial Checks on Government Index
Equatorial Guinea
0.008
in 2025
North Korea
0.003
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
173rd
North Korea rank
175th
Judicial Checks on Government Index over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- North Korea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.008 against 0.003 in North Korea, a difference of 0.005.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 2.7 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 92 shared years of data; in 1900 it was North Korea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 173rd and North Korea ranks 175th of 176 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 9 and North Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.087 | 0.14 | 0.053 | North Korea |
| 1910s | 0.087 | 0.107 | 0.02 | North Korea |
| 1940s | 0.087 | 0.0516 | 0.0354 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1950s | 0.103 | 0.0142 | 0.0888 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1960s | 0.1039 | 0.008 | 0.0959 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.0096 | 0.0052 | 0.0044 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.031 | 0.004 | 0.027 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.055 | 0.004 | 0.051 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.059 | 0.004 | 0.055 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0334 | 0.004 | 0.0294 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.0112 | 0.0032 | 0.008 | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Equatorial Guinea or North Korea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 0.008 against 0.003 in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Equatorial Guinea and North Korea?
- 0.005, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and North Korea?
- 92 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and North Korea rank globally for judicial checks on government index?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 173rd and North Korea ranks 175th 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.