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

Estonia, at 0.969 against 0.966 in Sweden as of 2025.

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

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 Sweden: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Estonia

0.969

in 2025

Sweden

0.966

in 2025

Estonia rank

6th

Sweden rank

7th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Estonia
Sweden

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 0.969 against 0.966 in Sweden, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sweden ahead.

Estonia ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 7th of 176 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.126	0.8	0.674	Sweden
1790s	0.126	0.8	0.674	Sweden
1800s	0.126	0.8044	0.6784	Sweden
1810s	0.126	0.844	0.718	Sweden
1820s	0.126	0.844	0.718	Sweden
1830s	0.126	0.844	0.718	Sweden
1840s	0.126	0.9035	0.7775	Sweden
1850s	0.1745	0.963	0.7885	Sweden
1860s	0.5729	0.971	0.3981	Sweden
1870s	0.7688	0.971	0.2022	Sweden
1880s	0.2723	0.971	0.6987	Sweden
1890s	0.271	0.971	0.7	Sweden
1900s	0.1655	0.971	0.8055	Sweden
1910s	0.3255	0.971	0.6455	Sweden
1920s	0.9545	0.971	0.0165	Sweden
1930s	0.8837	0.971	0.0873	Sweden
1940s	0.023	0.971	0.948	Sweden
1950s	0.0254	0.971	0.9456	Sweden
1960s	0.027	0.971	0.944	Sweden
1970s	0.027	0.973	0.946	Sweden
1980s	0.0331	0.973	0.9399	Sweden
1990s	0.9501	0.973	0.0229	Sweden
2000s	0.953	0.973	0.02	Sweden
2010s	0.9521	0.974	0.0219	Sweden
2020s	0.9618	0.972	0.0102	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Estonia or Sweden?: Estonia, at 0.969 against 0.966 in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Estonia and Sweden?: 0.003, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Sweden?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Estonia and Sweden rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Estonia ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 7th 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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About this data

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: 07 August 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.