Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Eritrea or Turkmenistan?

Turkmenistan, at 0.049 against 0.028 in Eritrea as of 2025.

What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Eritrea and Turkmenistan?

0.021, with Turkmenistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Turkmenistan?

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.

Eritrea vs Turkmenistan: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Eritrea

0.028

in 2025

Turkmenistan

0.049

in 2025

Eritrea rank

166th

Turkmenistan rank

163rd

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Eritrea
Turkmenistan

How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 0.049 against 0.028 in Eritrea, a difference of 0.021.

That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.8 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Eritrea ranks 166th and Turkmenistan ranks 163rd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 7 and Turkmenistan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Turkmenistan	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.083	0.1655	0.0825	Turkmenistan
1910s	0.083	0.1423	0.0593	Turkmenistan
1920s	0.083	0.023	0.06	Eritrea
1930s	0.083	0.023	0.06	Eritrea
1940s	0.3316	0.023	0.3086	Eritrea
1950s	0.3042	0.0254	0.2788	Eritrea
1960s	0.1169	0.027	0.0899	Eritrea
1970s	0.0438	0.027	0.0168	Eritrea
1980s	0.016	0.0331	0.0171	Turkmenistan
1990s	0.0437	0.0302	0.0135	Eritrea
2000s	0.0124	0.029	0.0166	Turkmenistan
2010s	0.0112	0.0435	0.0323	Turkmenistan
2020s	0.0363	0.0608	0.0245	Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Eritrea or Turkmenistan?: Turkmenistan, at 0.049 against 0.028 in Eritrea as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Eritrea and Turkmenistan?: 0.021, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Turkmenistan?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Eritrea and Turkmenistan rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Eritrea ranks 166th and Turkmenistan ranks 163rd 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.