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

Suriname, at 0.839 against 0.827 in Ghana as of 2025.

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

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 Suriname: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Ghana

0.827

in 2025

Suriname

0.839

in 2025

Ghana rank

48th

Suriname rank

47th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Ghana
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.839 against 0.827 in Ghana, a difference of 0.012.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Suriname ahead.

Ghana ranks 48th and Suriname ranks 47th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.736	0.844	0.108	Suriname
1910s	0.736	0.844	0.108	Suriname
1920s	0.736	0.844	0.108	Suriname
1930s	0.736	0.8447	0.1087	Suriname
1940s	0.736	0.8507	0.1147	Suriname
1950s	0.739	0.859	0.12	Suriname
1960s	0.6294	0.858	0.2286	Suriname
1970s	0.5421	0.8628	0.3207	Suriname
1980s	0.5378	0.787	0.2492	Suriname
1990s	0.712	0.8606	0.1486	Suriname
2000s	0.8329	0.872	0.0391	Suriname
2010s	0.8386	0.8426	0.004	Suriname
2020s	0.8253	0.8327	0.0073	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Ghana or Suriname?: Suriname, at 0.839 against 0.827 in Ghana as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Ghana and Suriname?: 0.012, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Suriname?: 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
How do Ghana and Suriname rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Ghana ranks 48th and Suriname ranks 47th 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.