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

Hungary, at 0.678 against 0.667 in India as of 2025.

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

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 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.

Hungary vs India: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Hungary

0.678

in 2025

India

0.667

in 2025

Hungary rank

88th

India rank

91st

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Hungary
India

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 0.678 against 0.667 in India, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was India ahead.

Hungary ranks 88th and India ranks 91st of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 9 and India in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hungary	India	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.536	0.695	0.159	India
1790s	0.536	0.695	0.159	India
1800s	0.536	0.695	0.159	India
1810s	0.536	0.695	0.159	India
1820s	0.536	0.695	0.159	India
1830s	0.536	0.695	0.159	India
1840s	0.5992	0.695	0.0958	India
1850s	0.4671	0.695	0.2279	India
1860s	0.5959	0.695	0.0991	India
1870s	0.777	0.695	0.082	Hungary
1880s	0.777	0.695	0.082	Hungary
1890s	0.777	0.695	0.082	Hungary
1900s	0.7693	0.64	0.1293	Hungary
1910s	0.734	0.655	0.079	Hungary
1920s	0.7634	0.655	0.1084	Hungary
1930s	0.771	0.722	0.049	Hungary
1940s	0.6212	0.789	0.1678	India
1950s	0.5075	0.796	0.2885	India
1960s	0.4993	0.776	0.2767	India
1970s	0.492	0.6907	0.1987	India
1980s	0.4937	0.802	0.3083	India
1990s	0.9092	0.8088	0.1004	Hungary
2000s	0.9044	0.819	0.0854	Hungary
2010s	0.7553	0.803	0.0477	India
2020s	0.6567	0.7298	0.0732	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Hungary or India?: Hungary, at 0.678 against 0.667 in India as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Hungary and India?: 0.011, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and India?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Hungary and India rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Hungary ranks 88th 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.