What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Equatorial Guinea and Nicaragua?

0.005, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Nicaragua?

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.

Equatorial Guinea vs Nicaragua: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Equatorial Guinea

0.008

in 2025

Nicaragua

0.003

in 2025

Equatorial Guinea rank

173rd

Nicaragua rank

175th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Equatorial Guinea
Nicaragua

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.008 against 0.003 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.005.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 2.7 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 173rd and Nicaragua ranks 175th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Nicaragua in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.087	0.119	0.032	Nicaragua
1910s	0.087	0.1172	0.0302	Nicaragua
1920s	0.087	0.1422	0.0552	Nicaragua
1930s	0.087	0.079	0.008	Equatorial Guinea
1940s	0.087	0.037	0.05	Equatorial Guinea
1950s	0.103	0.037	0.066	Equatorial Guinea
1960s	0.1039	0.037	0.0669	Equatorial Guinea
1970s	0.0096	0.0396	0.03	Nicaragua
1980s	0.031	0.2389	0.2079	Nicaragua
1990s	0.055	0.3988	0.3438	Nicaragua
2000s	0.059	0.1881	0.1291	Nicaragua
2010s	0.0334	0.0403	0.0069	Nicaragua
2020s	0.0112	0.004	0.0072	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 Nicaragua?: Equatorial Guinea, at 0.008 against 0.003 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Equatorial Guinea and Nicaragua?: 0.005, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Nicaragua?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Nicaragua rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 173rd and Nicaragua ranks 175th 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.