Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Greece or Romania?

Greece, at 0.746 against 0.745 in Romania as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Romania?

237 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.

Greece vs Romania: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Greece

0.746

in 2025

Romania

0.745

in 2025

Greece rank

71st

Romania rank

72nd

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Greece
Romania

How they compare

Greece currently reports 0.746 against 0.745 in Romania, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 71st and Romania ranks 72nd of 176 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.191	0.056	0.135	Greece
1790s	0.191	0.056	0.135	Greece
1800s	0.191	0.056	0.135	Greece
1810s	0.191	0.056	0.135	Greece
1820s	0.4358	0.056	0.3798	Greece
1830s	0.5225	0.095	0.4275	Greece
1840s	0.548	0.095	0.453	Greece
1850s	0.548	0.095	0.453	Greece
1860s	0.548	0.283	0.265	Greece
1870s	0.548	0.423	0.125	Greece
1880s	0.548	0.423	0.125	Greece
1890s	0.548	0.423	0.125	Greece
1900s	0.548	0.48	0.068	Greece
1910s	0.5365	0.48	0.0565	Greece
1920s	0.6166	0.4954	0.1212	Greece
1930s	0.5827	0.4729	0.1098	Greece
1940s	0.4272	0.2459	0.1813	Greece
1950s	0.631	0.108	0.523	Greece
1960s	0.6352	0.108	0.5272	Greece
1970s	0.649	0.108	0.541	Greece
1980s	0.864	0.108	0.756	Greece
1990s	0.864	0.4689	0.3951	Greece
2000s	0.864	0.6458	0.2182	Greece
2010s	0.8531	0.7837	0.0694	Greece
2020s	0.7998	0.7605	0.0393	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Greece or Romania?: Greece, at 0.746 against 0.745 in Romania as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Greece and Romania?: 0.001, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Romania?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Greece and Romania rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Greece ranks 71st and Romania ranks 72nd 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.