Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Guatemala or Ireland?

Ireland, at 0.957 against 0.954 in Guatemala as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Ireland?

236 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.

Guatemala vs Ireland: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Guatemala

0.954

in 2025

Ireland

0.957

in 2025

Guatemala rank

13th

Ireland rank

10th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Guatemala
Ireland

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.957 against 0.954 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 236 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Ireland ahead.

Guatemala ranks 13th and Ireland ranks 10th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.819	0.863	0.044	Ireland
1790s	0.819	0.863	0.044	Ireland
1800s	0.819	0.863	0.044	Ireland
1810s	0.819	0.863	0.044	Ireland
1820s	0.7296	0.863	0.1334	Ireland
1830s	0.5875	0.8819	0.2944	Ireland
1840s	0.4422	0.89	0.4478	Ireland
1850s	0.515	0.89	0.375	Ireland
1860s	0.5374	0.89	0.3526	Ireland
1870s	0.5046	0.89	0.3854	Ireland
1880s	0.5202	0.89	0.3698	Ireland
1890s	0.5382	0.89	0.3518	Ireland
1900s	0.414	0.89	0.476	Ireland
1910s	0.4158	0.8936	0.4778	Ireland
1920s	0.5299	0.9411	0.4112	Ireland
1930s	0.4806	0.956	0.4754	Ireland
1940s	0.5483	0.9545	0.4062	Ireland
1950s	0.5645	0.9717	0.4072	Ireland
1960s	0.5505	0.973	0.4225	Ireland
1970s	0.5177	0.973	0.4553	Ireland
1980s	0.5425	0.956	0.4135	Ireland
1990s	0.6222	0.9513	0.3291	Ireland
2000s	0.624	0.952	0.328	Ireland
2010s	0.6921	0.9535	0.2614	Ireland
2020s	0.7633	0.957	0.1937	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Guatemala or Ireland?: Ireland, at 0.957 against 0.954 in Guatemala as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Guatemala and Ireland?: 0.003, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Ireland?: 236 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Guatemala and Ireland rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Guatemala ranks 13th and Ireland ranks 10th 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.