Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Guinea or Uganda?

Uganda, at 0.261 against 0.235 in Guinea as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Uganda?

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 vs Uganda: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Guinea

0.235

in 2025

Uganda

0.261

in 2025

Guinea rank

130th

Uganda rank

127th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Guinea
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.261 against 0.235 in Guinea, a difference of 0.026.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Uganda ahead.

Guinea ranks 130th and Uganda ranks 127th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.042	0.325	0.283	Uganda
1910s	0.042	0.325	0.283	Uganda
1920s	0.042	0.325	0.283	Uganda
1930s	0.058	0.325	0.267	Uganda
1940s	0.062	0.325	0.263	Uganda
1950s	0.0674	0.325	0.2576	Uganda
1960s	0.086	0.1739	0.0879	Uganda
1970s	0.084	0.0272	0.0568	Guinea
1980s	0.0939	0.1293	0.0354	Uganda
1990s	0.1536	0.3239	0.1703	Uganda
2000s	0.1509	0.3463	0.1954	Uganda
2010s	0.2097	0.3285	0.1188	Uganda
2020s	0.2618	0.2763	0.0145	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Guinea or Uganda?: Uganda, at 0.261 against 0.235 in Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Guinea and Uganda?: 0.026, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Uganda?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Guinea and Uganda rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Guinea ranks 130th and Uganda ranks 127th 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.