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

Peru, at 0.691 against 0.678 in Hungary as of 2025.

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

205 years are reported by both, from 1821 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 Peru: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Hungary

0.678

in 2025

Peru

0.691

in 2025

Hungary rank

88th

Peru rank

85th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Hungary
Peru

How they compare

Peru currently reports 0.691 against 0.678 in Hungary, a difference of 0.013.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 205 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 88th and Peru ranks 85th of 176 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 17 and Peru in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hungary	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1820s	0.536	0.2518	0.2842	Hungary
1830s	0.536	0.1924	0.3436	Hungary
1840s	0.5992	0.1855	0.4137	Hungary
1850s	0.4671	0.2012	0.2659	Hungary
1860s	0.5959	0.1949	0.401	Hungary
1870s	0.777	0.206	0.571	Hungary
1880s	0.777	0.2877	0.4893	Hungary
1890s	0.777	0.4242	0.3528	Hungary
1900s	0.7693	0.458	0.3113	Hungary
1910s	0.734	0.3311	0.4029	Hungary
1920s	0.7634	0.0958	0.6676	Hungary
1930s	0.771	0.2187	0.5523	Hungary
1940s	0.6212	0.316	0.3052	Hungary
1950s	0.5075	0.2325	0.275	Hungary
1960s	0.4993	0.5552	0.0559	Peru
1970s	0.492	0.0458	0.4462	Hungary
1980s	0.4937	0.6389	0.1452	Peru
1990s	0.9092	0.1465	0.7627	Hungary
2000s	0.9044	0.7416	0.1628	Hungary
2010s	0.7553	0.8205	0.0652	Peru
2020s	0.6567	0.7955	0.1388	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Hungary or Peru?: Peru, at 0.691 against 0.678 in Hungary as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Hungary and Peru?: 0.013, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Peru?: 205 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
How do Hungary and Peru rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Hungary ranks 88th and Peru ranks 85th 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.