Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Ethiopia or Turkey?

Ethiopia, at 0.213 against 0.202 in Turkey as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Turkey?

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.

Ethiopia vs Turkey: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Ethiopia

0.213

in 2025

Turkey

0.202

in 2025

Ethiopia rank

135th

Turkey rank

137th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Ethiopia
Turkey

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 0.213 against 0.202 in Turkey, a difference of 0.011.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Turkey ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 135th and Turkey ranks 137th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 24.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.08	0.191	0.111	Turkey
1790s	0.08	0.191	0.111	Turkey
1800s	0.08	0.191	0.111	Turkey
1810s	0.08	0.191	0.111	Turkey
1820s	0.08	0.191	0.111	Turkey
1830s	0.08	0.191	0.111	Turkey
1840s	0.08	0.191	0.111	Turkey
1850s	0.08	0.191	0.111	Turkey
1860s	0.08	0.212	0.132	Turkey
1870s	0.08	0.284	0.204	Turkey
1880s	0.08	0.236	0.156	Turkey
1890s	0.08	0.236	0.156	Turkey
1900s	0.08	0.2845	0.2045	Turkey
1910s	0.08	0.3672	0.2872	Turkey
1920s	0.08	0.5125	0.4325	Turkey
1930s	0.0776	0.542	0.4644	Turkey
1940s	0.0788	0.5345	0.4557	Turkey
1950s	0.0765	0.5974	0.5209	Turkey
1960s	0.073	0.7288	0.6558	Turkey
1970s	0.0722	0.6611	0.5889	Turkey
1980s	0.0754	0.6253	0.5499	Turkey
1990s	0.154	0.7596	0.6056	Turkey
2000s	0.1791	0.8372	0.6581	Turkey
2010s	0.1794	0.4664	0.287	Turkey
2020s	0.2312	0.1757	0.0555	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Ethiopia or Turkey?: Ethiopia, at 0.213 against 0.202 in Turkey as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Ethiopia and Turkey?: 0.011, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Turkey?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Turkey rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Ethiopia ranks 135th and Turkey ranks 137th 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.