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

United States, at 0.844 against 0.827 in Ghana as of 2025.

What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Ghana and United States?

0.017, with United States ahead.

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

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 United States: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Ghana

0.827

in 2025

United States

0.844

in 2025

Ghana rank

48th

United States rank

45th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Ghana
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.844 against 0.827 in Ghana, a difference of 0.017.

Across all 124 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 48th and United States ranks 45th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	United States	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.736	0.942	0.206	United States
1910s	0.736	0.9411	0.2051	United States
1920s	0.736	0.934	0.198	United States
1930s	0.736	0.939	0.203	United States
1940s	0.736	0.9264	0.1904	United States
1950s	0.739	0.9145	0.1755	United States
1960s	0.6294	0.8962	0.2668	United States
1970s	0.5421	0.9414	0.3993	United States
1980s	0.5378	0.944	0.4062	United States
1990s	0.712	0.944	0.232	United States
2000s	0.8329	0.9493	0.1164	United States
2010s	0.8386	0.953	0.1144	United States
2020s	0.8253	0.9107	0.0853	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Ghana or United States?: United States, at 0.844 against 0.827 in Ghana as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Ghana and United States?: 0.017, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and United States?: 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
How do Ghana and United States rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Ghana ranks 48th and United States ranks 45th 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.