Fiji vs Taiwan: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Fiji
0.795
in 2025
Taiwan
0.794
in 2025
Fiji rank
57th
Taiwan rank
58th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

  • Fiji
  • Taiwan
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How they compare

Fiji currently reports 0.795 against 0.794 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Fiji ahead.

Fiji ranks 57th and Taiwan ranks 58th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 9 and Taiwan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Fiji Taiwan Difference Ahead
1900s 0.612 0.239 0.373 Fiji
1910s 0.612 0.239 0.373 Fiji
1920s 0.612 0.239 0.373 Fiji
1930s 0.612 0.2366 0.3754 Fiji
1940s 0.612 0.1571 0.4549 Fiji
1950s 0.612 0.081 0.531 Fiji
1960s 0.612 0.093 0.519 Fiji
1970s 0.513 0.1164 0.3966 Fiji
1980s 0.5052 0.2077 0.2975 Fiji
1990s 0.507 0.5534 0.0464 Taiwan
2000s 0.5239 0.8373 0.3134 Taiwan
2010s 0.4807 0.8184 0.3377 Taiwan
2020s 0.6602 0.851 0.1908 Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Fiji or Taiwan?
Fiji, at 0.795 against 0.794 in Taiwan as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Fiji and Taiwan?
0.001, with Fiji ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Taiwan?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Fiji and Taiwan rank globally for judicial checks on government index?
Fiji ranks 57th and Taiwan ranks 58th 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

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.