France vs Latvia: Judicial Checks on Government Index
France
0.945
in 2025
Latvia
0.942
in 2025
France rank
19th
Latvia rank
20th
Judicial Checks on Government Index over time
- France
- Latvia
How they compare
France currently reports 0.945 against 0.942 in Latvia, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was France ahead.
France ranks 19th and Latvia ranks 20th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, France averaged higher in 21 and Latvia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.707 | 0.126 | 0.581 | France |
| 1790s | 0.5851 | 0.126 | 0.4591 | France |
| 1800s | 0.307 | 0.126 | 0.181 | France |
| 1810s | 0.3955 | 0.126 | 0.2695 | France |
| 1820s | 0.484 | 0.126 | 0.358 | France |
| 1830s | 0.625 | 0.126 | 0.499 | France |
| 1840s | 0.658 | 0.126 | 0.532 | France |
| 1850s | 0.4813 | 0.1745 | 0.3068 | France |
| 1860s | 0.4521 | 0.5729 | 0.1208 | Latvia |
| 1870s | 0.7912 | 0.7688 | 0.0224 | France |
| 1880s | 0.802 | 0.2723 | 0.5297 | France |
| 1890s | 0.802 | 0.271 | 0.531 | France |
| 1900s | 0.802 | 0.1655 | 0.6365 | France |
| 1910s | 0.802 | 0.1423 | 0.6597 | France |
| 1920s | 0.802 | 0.868 | 0.066 | Latvia |
| 1930s | 0.802 | 0.7878 | 0.0142 | France |
| 1940s | 0.5233 | 0.023 | 0.5003 | France |
| 1950s | 0.8217 | 0.0254 | 0.7963 | France |
| 1960s | 0.8769 | 0.027 | 0.8499 | France |
| 1970s | 0.9217 | 0.027 | 0.8947 | France |
| 1980s | 0.9427 | 0.0331 | 0.9096 | France |
| 1990s | 0.9425 | 0.883 | 0.0595 | France |
| 2000s | 0.944 | 0.9195 | 0.0245 | France |
| 2010s | 0.9454 | 0.9498 | 0.0044 | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.9453 | 0.9462 | 0.0008 | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial checks on government index, France or Latvia?
- France, at 0.945 against 0.942 in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between France and Latvia?
- 0.003, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Latvia?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do France and Latvia rank globally for judicial checks on government index?
- France ranks 19th and Latvia ranks 20th 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
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.