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

Spain, at 0.937 against 0.934 in Germany as of 2025.

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

191 years are reported by both, from 1789 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 Spain: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Germany

0.934

in 2025

Spain

0.937

in 2025

Germany rank

24th

Spain rank

23rd

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Germany
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.937 against 0.934 in Germany, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 191 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 24th and Spain ranks 23rd of 176 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 15 and Spain in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.64	0.597	0.043	Germany
1790s	0.64	0.597	0.043	Germany
1800s	0.64	0.597	0.043	Germany
1810s	0.64	0.5932	0.0468	Germany
1820s	0.64	0.6068	0.0332	Germany
1830s	0.64	0.616	0.024	Germany
1840s	0.6596	0.628	0.0316	Germany
1850s	0.738	0.628	0.11	Germany
1860s	0.738	0.6325	0.1055	Germany
1870s	0.738	0.673	0.065	Germany
1880s	0.738	0.673	0.065	Germany
1890s	0.738	0.673	0.065	Germany
1900s	0.738	0.673	0.065	Germany
1910s	0.7398	0.673	0.0668	Germany
1920s	0.7881	0.6215	0.1666	Germany
1930s	0.2907	0.5978	0.3071	Spain
1940s	0.047	0.333	0.286	Spain
1990s	0.952	0.968	0.016	Spain
2000s	0.952	0.968	0.016	Spain
2010s	0.9418	0.9454	0.0036	Spain
2020s	0.9282	0.9512	0.023	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Germany or Spain?: Spain, at 0.937 against 0.934 in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Germany and Spain?: 0.003, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Spain?: 191 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Germany and Spain rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Germany ranks 24th and Spain ranks 23rd 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: 18 September 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.