Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Guyana or India?

Guyana, at 0.668 against 0.667 in India as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and India?

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.

Guyana vs India: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Guyana

0.668

in 2025

India

0.667

in 2025

Guyana rank

90th

India rank

91st

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Guyana
India

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 0.668 against 0.667 in India, a difference of 0.001.

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

Guyana ranks 90th and India ranks 91st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 4 and India in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guyana	India	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.715	0.64	0.075	Guyana
1910s	0.715	0.655	0.06	Guyana
1920s	0.715	0.655	0.06	Guyana
1930s	0.715	0.722	0.007	India
1940s	0.715	0.789	0.074	India
1950s	0.715	0.796	0.081	India
1960s	0.7009	0.776	0.0751	India
1970s	0.719	0.6907	0.0283	Guyana
1980s	0.6845	0.802	0.1175	India
1990s	0.6991	0.8088	0.1097	India
2000s	0.6538	0.819	0.1652	India
2010s	0.6542	0.803	0.1488	India
2020s	0.6932	0.7298	0.0367	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Guyana or India?: Guyana, at 0.668 against 0.667 in India as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Guyana and India?: 0.001, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and India?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Guyana and India rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Guyana ranks 90th and India ranks 91st 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.