Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Ghana or Honduras?

Ghana, at 0.827 against 0.821 in Honduras as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Honduras?

124 years are reported by both, from 1902 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.

Ghana vs Honduras: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Ghana

0.827

in 2025

Honduras

0.821

in 2025

Ghana rank

48th

Honduras rank

51st

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Ghana
Honduras

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.827 against 0.821 in Honduras, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 48th and Honduras ranks 51st of 176 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Honduras	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.736	0.2918	0.4442	Ghana
1910s	0.736	0.307	0.429	Ghana
1920s	0.736	0.2912	0.4448	Ghana
1930s	0.736	0.2591	0.4769	Ghana
1940s	0.736	0.2506	0.4854	Ghana
1950s	0.739	0.3484	0.3906	Ghana
1960s	0.6294	0.2629	0.3665	Ghana
1970s	0.5421	0.2763	0.2658	Ghana
1980s	0.5378	0.466	0.0718	Ghana
1990s	0.712	0.6044	0.1076	Ghana
2000s	0.8329	0.6535	0.1794	Ghana
2010s	0.8386	0.5725	0.2661	Ghana
2020s	0.8253	0.7428	0.0825	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Ghana or Honduras?: Ghana, at 0.827 against 0.821 in Honduras as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Ghana and Honduras?: 0.006, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Honduras?: 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
How do Ghana and Honduras rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Ghana ranks 48th and Honduras ranks 51st 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.