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

India, at 0.667 against 0.65 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.

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

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.

India vs Sierra Leone: Judicial Checks on Government Index

India

0.667

in 2025

Sierra Leone

0.65

in 2025

India rank

91st

Sierra Leone rank

93rd

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

India
Sierra Leone

How they compare

India currently reports 0.667 against 0.65 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.017.

Across all 126 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 91st and Sierra Leone ranks 93rd of 176 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.64	0.365	0.275	India
1910s	0.655	0.365	0.29	India
1920s	0.655	0.365	0.29	India
1930s	0.722	0.365	0.357	India
1940s	0.789	0.365	0.424	India
1950s	0.796	0.4199	0.3761	India
1960s	0.776	0.4106	0.3654	India
1970s	0.6907	0.3393	0.3514	India
1980s	0.802	0.322	0.48	India
1990s	0.8088	0.2471	0.5617	India
2000s	0.819	0.531	0.288	India
2010s	0.803	0.4563	0.3467	India
2020s	0.7298	0.6487	0.0812	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, India or Sierra Leone?: India, at 0.667 against 0.65 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between India and Sierra Leone?: 0.017, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sierra Leone?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do India and Sierra Leone rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: India ranks 91st and Sierra Leone ranks 93rd 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.