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

Guatemala, at 0.954 against 0.951 in Netherlands as of 2025.

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

234 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 Netherlands: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Guatemala

0.954

in 2025

Netherlands

0.951

in 2025

Guatemala rank

13th

Netherlands rank

15th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Guatemala
Netherlands

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 0.954 against 0.951 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 234 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 13th and Netherlands ranks 15th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 6 and Netherlands in 19.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.819	0.336	0.483	Guatemala
1790s	0.819	0.3265	0.4925	Guatemala
1800s	0.819	0.298	0.521	Guatemala
1810s	0.819	0.3019	0.5171	Guatemala
1820s	0.7296	0.301	0.4286	Guatemala
1830s	0.5875	0.3142	0.2733	Guatemala
1840s	0.4422	0.517	0.0748	Netherlands
1850s	0.515	0.913	0.398	Netherlands
1860s	0.5374	0.913	0.3756	Netherlands
1870s	0.5046	0.913	0.4084	Netherlands
1880s	0.5202	0.913	0.3928	Netherlands
1890s	0.5382	0.913	0.3748	Netherlands
1900s	0.414	0.913	0.499	Netherlands
1910s	0.4158	0.913	0.4972	Netherlands
1920s	0.5299	0.913	0.3831	Netherlands
1930s	0.4806	0.913	0.4324	Netherlands
1940s	0.5483	0.9074	0.3591	Netherlands
1950s	0.5645	0.949	0.3845	Netherlands
1960s	0.5505	0.949	0.3985	Netherlands
1970s	0.5177	0.949	0.4313	Netherlands
1980s	0.5425	0.949	0.4065	Netherlands
1990s	0.6222	0.949	0.3268	Netherlands
2000s	0.624	0.949	0.325	Netherlands
2010s	0.6921	0.9523	0.2602	Netherlands
2020s	0.7633	0.9572	0.1938	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Guatemala or Netherlands?: Guatemala, at 0.954 against 0.951 in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Guatemala and Netherlands?: 0.003, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Netherlands?: 234 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Guatemala and Netherlands rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Guatemala ranks 13th and Netherlands ranks 15th 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.