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

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

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

201 years are reported by both, from 1825 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 Uruguay: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Guatemala

0.954

in 2025

Uruguay

0.951

in 2025

Guatemala rank

13th

Uruguay rank

15th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Guatemala
Uruguay

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 10 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Guatemala ahead.

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

Across the 21 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1820s	0.725	0.211	0.514	Guatemala
1830s	0.5875	0.1997	0.3878	Guatemala
1840s	0.4422	0.1486	0.2936	Guatemala
1850s	0.515	0.4568	0.0582	Guatemala
1860s	0.5374	0.6028	0.0654	Uruguay
1870s	0.5046	0.5206	0.016	Uruguay
1880s	0.5202	0.551	0.0308	Uruguay
1890s	0.5382	0.7182	0.18	Uruguay
1900s	0.414	0.822	0.408	Uruguay
1910s	0.4158	0.8307	0.4149	Uruguay
1920s	0.5299	0.842	0.3121	Uruguay
1930s	0.4806	0.7682	0.2876	Uruguay
1940s	0.5483	0.7768	0.2285	Uruguay
1950s	0.5645	0.838	0.2735	Uruguay
1960s	0.5505	0.8149	0.2644	Uruguay
1970s	0.5177	0.3499	0.1678	Guatemala
1980s	0.5425	0.4904	0.0521	Guatemala
1990s	0.6222	0.906	0.2838	Uruguay
2000s	0.624	0.921	0.297	Uruguay
2010s	0.6921	0.9398	0.2477	Uruguay
2020s	0.7633	0.9507	0.1873	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Guatemala or Uruguay?: Guatemala, at 0.954 against 0.951 in Uruguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Guatemala and Uruguay?: 0.003, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Uruguay?: 201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
How do Guatemala and Uruguay rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Guatemala ranks 13th and Uruguay 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.