Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Estonia or Finland?

Finland, at 0.974 against 0.969 in Estonia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Finland?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 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.

Estonia vs Finland: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Estonia

0.969

in 2025

Finland

0.974

in 2025

Estonia rank

6th

Finland rank

5th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Estonia
Finland

How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.974 against 0.969 in Estonia, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Finland ahead.

Estonia ranks 6th and Finland ranks 5th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Finland in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Finland	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.126	0.8	0.674	Finland
1790s	0.126	0.8	0.674	Finland
1800s	0.126	0.7804	0.6544	Finland
1810s	0.126	0.604	0.478	Finland
1820s	0.126	0.604	0.478	Finland
1830s	0.126	0.604	0.478	Finland
1840s	0.126	0.604	0.478	Finland
1850s	0.1745	0.604	0.4295	Finland
1860s	0.5729	0.604	0.0311	Finland
1870s	0.7688	0.604	0.1648	Estonia
1880s	0.2723	0.604	0.3317	Finland
1890s	0.271	0.604	0.333	Finland
1900s	0.1655	0.6143	0.4488	Finland
1910s	0.3255	0.6873	0.3618	Finland
1920s	0.9545	0.862	0.0925	Estonia
1930s	0.8837	0.8922	0.0085	Finland
1940s	0.023	0.9123	0.8893	Finland
1950s	0.0254	0.953	0.9276	Finland
1960s	0.027	0.953	0.926	Finland
1970s	0.027	0.9494	0.9224	Finland
1980s	0.0331	0.9587	0.9256	Finland
1990s	0.9501	0.968	0.0179	Finland
2000s	0.953	0.968	0.015	Finland
2010s	0.9521	0.9744	0.0223	Finland
2020s	0.9618	0.9765	0.0147	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Estonia or Finland?: Finland, at 0.974 against 0.969 in Estonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Estonia and Finland?: 0.005, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Finland?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Estonia and Finland rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Estonia ranks 6th and Finland ranks 5th 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.