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

Norway, at 0.955 against 0.954 in Guatemala as of 2025.

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

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 Norway: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Guatemala

0.954

in 2025

Norway

0.955

in 2025

Guatemala rank

13th

Norway rank

11th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Guatemala
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.955 against 0.954 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 236 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 13th and Norway ranks 11th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 21.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.819	0.658	0.161	Guatemala
1790s	0.819	0.658	0.161	Guatemala
1800s	0.819	0.658	0.161	Guatemala
1810s	0.819	0.793	0.026	Guatemala
1820s	0.7296	0.928	0.1984	Norway
1830s	0.5875	0.928	0.3405	Norway
1840s	0.4422	0.928	0.4858	Norway
1850s	0.515	0.928	0.413	Norway
1860s	0.5374	0.928	0.3906	Norway
1870s	0.5046	0.928	0.4234	Norway
1880s	0.5202	0.928	0.4078	Norway
1890s	0.5382	0.928	0.3898	Norway
1900s	0.414	0.928	0.514	Norway
1910s	0.4158	0.928	0.5122	Norway
1920s	0.5299	0.928	0.3981	Norway
1930s	0.4806	0.928	0.4474	Norway
1940s	0.5483	0.7059	0.1576	Norway
1950s	0.5645	0.9828	0.4183	Norway
1960s	0.5505	0.984	0.4335	Norway
1970s	0.5177	0.984	0.4663	Norway
1980s	0.5425	0.984	0.4415	Norway
1990s	0.6222	0.984	0.3618	Norway
2000s	0.624	0.984	0.36	Norway
2010s	0.6921	0.9828	0.2907	Norway
2020s	0.7633	0.959	0.1957	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Guatemala or Norway?: Norway, at 0.955 against 0.954 in Guatemala as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Guatemala and Norway?: 0.001, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Norway?: 236 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Guatemala and Norway rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Guatemala ranks 13th and Norway ranks 11th 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.