Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Gambia or South Africa?

South Africa, at 0.895 against 0.886 in Gambia as of 2025.

What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Gambia and South Africa?

0.009, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and South Africa?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

Gambia vs South Africa: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Gambia

0.886

in 2025

South Africa

0.895

in 2025

Gambia rank

32nd

South Africa rank

31st

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Gambia
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.895 against 0.886 in Gambia, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 32nd and South Africa ranks 31st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 9 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.694	0.469	0.225	Gambia
1910s	0.694	0.469	0.225	Gambia
1920s	0.694	0.469	0.225	Gambia
1930s	0.694	0.469	0.225	Gambia
1940s	0.694	0.4624	0.2316	Gambia
1950s	0.694	0.378	0.316	Gambia
1960s	0.7991	0.378	0.4211	Gambia
1970s	0.7979	0.378	0.4199	Gambia
1980s	0.7822	0.378	0.4042	Gambia
1990s	0.5167	0.6467	0.13	South Africa
2000s	0.2726	0.8569	0.5843	South Africa
2010s	0.4357	0.8564	0.4207	South Africa
2020s	0.8687	0.8843	0.0157	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Gambia or South Africa?: South Africa, at 0.895 against 0.886 in Gambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Gambia and South Africa?: 0.009, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and South Africa?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Gambia and South Africa rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Gambia ranks 32nd and South Africa ranks 31st 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.