Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Guinea-Bissau or Togo?

Togo, at 0.189 against 0.182 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.

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

110 years are reported by both, from 1916 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 Togo: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Guinea-Bissau

0.182

in 2025

Togo

0.189

in 2025

Guinea-Bissau rank

141st

Togo rank

138th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Guinea-Bissau
Togo

How they compare

Togo currently reports 0.189 against 0.182 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 141st and Togo ranks 138th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 11 and Togo in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Togo	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.156	0.084	0.072	Guinea-Bissau
1920s	0.1461	0.084	0.0621	Guinea-Bissau
1930s	0.135	0.084	0.051	Guinea-Bissau
1940s	0.135	0.086	0.049	Guinea-Bissau
1950s	0.135	0.1092	0.0258	Guinea-Bissau
1960s	0.135	0.1606	0.0256	Togo
1970s	0.1816	0.055	0.1266	Guinea-Bissau
1980s	0.1697	0.0514	0.1183	Guinea-Bissau
1990s	0.3432	0.1588	0.1844	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	0.5068	0.2104	0.2964	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	0.5487	0.2307	0.318	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	0.4083	0.1932	0.2152	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 Togo?: Togo, at 0.189 against 0.182 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Guinea-Bissau and Togo?: 0.007, with Togo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Togo?: 110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Togo rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 141st and Togo ranks 138th 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.