Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Eswatini or Ukraine?

Ukraine, at 0.334 against 0.315 in Eswatini as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Ukraine?

80 years are reported by both, from 1946 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.

Eswatini vs Ukraine: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Eswatini

0.315

in 2025

Ukraine

0.334

in 2025

Eswatini rank

120th

Ukraine rank

119th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Eswatini
Ukraine

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 0.334 against 0.315 in Eswatini, a difference of 0.019.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Eswatini ahead.

Eswatini ranks 120th and Ukraine ranks 119th of 176 countries.

Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eswatini	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1940s	0.475	0.023	0.452	Eswatini
1950s	0.5042	0.0254	0.4788	Eswatini
1960s	0.5085	0.027	0.4815	Eswatini
1970s	0.4919	0.027	0.4649	Eswatini
1980s	0.495	0.0331	0.4619	Eswatini
1990s	0.4592	0.3801	0.0791	Eswatini
2000s	0.3777	0.3072	0.0705	Eswatini
2010s	0.3239	0.2037	0.1202	Eswatini
2020s	0.346	0.2955	0.0505	Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Eswatini or Ukraine?: Ukraine, at 0.334 against 0.315 in Eswatini as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Eswatini and Ukraine?: 0.019, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Ukraine?: 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
How do Eswatini and Ukraine rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Eswatini ranks 120th and Ukraine ranks 119th 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.