Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Haiti or Madagascar?

Haiti, at 0.226 against 0.22 in Madagascar as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Madagascar?

209 years are reported by both, from 1817 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.

Haiti vs Madagascar: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Haiti

0.226

in 2025

Madagascar

0.22

in 2025

Haiti rank

132nd

Madagascar rank

134th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Haiti
Madagascar

How they compare

Haiti currently reports 0.226 against 0.22 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 209 shared years of data; in 1817 it was Haiti ahead.

Haiti ranks 132nd and Madagascar ranks 134th of 176 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 8 and Madagascar in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Haiti	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1810s	0.109	0.02	0.089	Haiti
1820s	0.109	0.02	0.089	Haiti
1830s	0.109	0.02	0.089	Haiti
1840s	0.1026	0.02	0.0826	Haiti
1850s	0.099	0.02	0.079	Haiti
1860s	0.099	0.02	0.079	Haiti
1870s	0.099	0.02	0.079	Haiti
1880s	0.099	0.02	0.079	Haiti
1890s	0.099	0.1199	0.0209	Madagascar
1900s	0.0966	0.54	0.4434	Madagascar
1910s	0.0901	0.54	0.4499	Madagascar
1920s	0.087	0.531	0.444	Madagascar
1930s	0.0937	0.53	0.4363	Madagascar
1940s	0.0984	0.53	0.4316	Madagascar
1950s	0.0771	0.5239	0.4468	Madagascar
1960s	0.025	0.3461	0.3211	Madagascar
1970s	0.0348	0.3	0.2652	Madagascar
1980s	0.079	0.252	0.173	Madagascar
1990s	0.2469	0.3985	0.1516	Madagascar
2000s	0.3141	0.3933	0.0792	Madagascar
2010s	0.2063	0.2654	0.0591	Madagascar
2020s	0.2028	0.2365	0.0337	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Haiti or Madagascar?: Haiti, at 0.226 against 0.22 in Madagascar as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Haiti and Madagascar?: 0.006, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Madagascar?: 209 years are reported by both, from 1817 to 2025.
How do Haiti and Madagascar rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Haiti ranks 132nd and Madagascar ranks 134th 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.