Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Germany or Portugal?

Germany, at 0.934 against 0.919 in Portugal as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Portugal?

147 years are reported by both, from 1833 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.

Germany vs Portugal: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Germany

0.934

in 2025

Portugal

0.919

in 2025

Germany rank

24th

Portugal rank

26th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Germany
Portugal

How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.934 against 0.919 in Portugal, a difference of 0.015.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 147 shared years of data; in 1833 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 26th of 176 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 10 and Portugal in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1830s	0.64	0.3631	0.2769	Germany
1840s	0.6596	0.357	0.3026	Germany
1850s	0.738	0.4226	0.3154	Germany
1860s	0.738	0.439	0.299	Germany
1870s	0.738	0.439	0.299	Germany
1880s	0.738	0.439	0.299	Germany
1890s	0.738	0.439	0.299	Germany
1900s	0.738	0.4388	0.2992	Germany
1910s	0.7398	0.4501	0.2897	Germany
1920s	0.7881	0.4199	0.3682	Germany
1930s	0.2907	0.3823	0.0916	Portugal
1940s	0.047	0.384	0.337	Portugal
1990s	0.952	0.9539	0.0019	Portugal
2000s	0.952	0.9544	0.0024	Portugal
2010s	0.9418	0.9591	0.0173	Portugal
2020s	0.9282	0.938	0.0098	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Germany or Portugal?: Germany, at 0.934 against 0.919 in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Germany and Portugal?: 0.015, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Portugal?: 147 years are reported by both, from 1833 to 2025.
How do Germany and Portugal rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Germany ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 26th 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: 07 August 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.