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

Niger, at 0.687 against 0.678 in Hungary as of 2025.

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

104 years are reported by both, from 1922 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 Niger: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Hungary

0.678

in 2025

Niger

0.687

in 2025

Hungary rank

88th

Niger rank

87th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Hungary
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.687 against 0.678 in Hungary, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 88th and Niger ranks 87th of 176 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 6 and Niger in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hungary	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1920s	0.7698	0.606	0.1638	Hungary
1930s	0.771	0.616	0.155	Hungary
1940s	0.6212	0.609	0.0122	Hungary
1950s	0.5075	0.6118	0.1043	Niger
1960s	0.4993	0.64	0.1407	Niger
1970s	0.492	0.5319	0.0399	Niger
1980s	0.4937	0.4952	0.0015	Niger
1990s	0.9092	0.6987	0.2105	Hungary
2000s	0.9044	0.6367	0.2677	Hungary
2010s	0.7553	0.609	0.1463	Hungary
2020s	0.6567	0.6655	0.0088	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Hungary or Niger?: Niger, at 0.687 against 0.678 in Hungary as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Hungary and Niger?: 0.009, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Niger?: 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
How do Hungary and Niger rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Hungary ranks 88th and Niger ranks 87th 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.