Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Gabon or Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia, at 0.285 against 0.266 in Gabon as of 2025.

What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Gabon and Saudi Arabia?

0.019, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Saudi Arabia?

116 years are reported by both, from 1910 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.

Gabon vs Saudi Arabia: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Gabon

0.266

in 2025

Saudi Arabia

0.285

in 2025

Gabon rank

124th

Saudi Arabia rank

121st

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Gabon
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.285 against 0.266 in Gabon, a difference of 0.019.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1910 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Gabon ranks 124th and Saudi Arabia ranks 121st of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.193	0.283	0.09	Saudi Arabia
1920s	0.193	0.283	0.09	Saudi Arabia
1930s	0.193	0.2438	0.0508	Saudi Arabia
1940s	0.193	0.234	0.041	Saudi Arabia
1950s	0.243	0.2604	0.0174	Saudi Arabia
1960s	0.321	0.278	0.043	Gabon
1970s	0.337	0.2416	0.0954	Gabon
1980s	0.337	0.226	0.111	Gabon
1990s	0.3801	0.226	0.1541	Gabon
2000s	0.348	0.23	0.118	Gabon
2010s	0.2741	0.2596	0.0145	Gabon
2020s	0.2463	0.2855	0.0392	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Gabon or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 0.285 against 0.266 in Gabon as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Gabon and Saudi Arabia?: 0.019, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Saudi Arabia?: 116 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2025.
How do Gabon and Saudi Arabia rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Gabon ranks 124th and Saudi Arabia ranks 121st 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.