What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Guinea-Bissau and South Sudan?

0.025, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and South Sudan?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

Guinea-Bissau vs South Sudan: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Guinea-Bissau

0.182

in 2025

South Sudan

0.157

in 2025

Guinea-Bissau rank

141st

South Sudan rank

144th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Guinea-Bissau
South Sudan

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.182 against 0.157 in South Sudan, a difference of 0.025.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.2 times South Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Sudan ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 141st and South Sudan ranks 144th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 4 and South Sudan in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.156	0.248	0.092	South Sudan
1910s	0.156	0.248	0.092	South Sudan
1920s	0.1461	0.248	0.1019	South Sudan
1930s	0.135	0.248	0.113	South Sudan
1940s	0.135	0.248	0.113	South Sudan
1950s	0.135	0.3437	0.2087	South Sudan
1960s	0.135	0.4278	0.2928	South Sudan
1970s	0.1816	0.313	0.1314	South Sudan
1980s	0.1697	0.3315	0.1618	South Sudan
1990s	0.3432	0.021	0.3222	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	0.5068	0.0633	0.4435	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	0.5487	0.134	0.4147	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	0.4083	0.1833	0.225	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Guinea-Bissau or South Sudan?: Guinea-Bissau, at 0.182 against 0.157 in South Sudan as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Guinea-Bissau and South Sudan?: 0.025, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and South Sudan?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Guinea-Bissau and South Sudan rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 141st and South Sudan ranks 144th 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.