Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Iran or Mauritania?

Iran, at 0.116 against 0.114 in Mauritania as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Mauritania?

122 years are reported by both, from 1904 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.

Iran vs Mauritania: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Iran

0.116

in 2025

Mauritania

0.114

in 2025

Iran rank

155th

Mauritania rank

156th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Iran
Mauritania

How they compare

Iran currently reports 0.116 against 0.114 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Mauritania ahead.

Iran ranks 155th and Mauritania ranks 156th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.079	0.486	0.407	Mauritania
1910s	0.083	0.486	0.403	Mauritania
1920s	0.0854	0.486	0.4006	Mauritania
1930s	0.1112	0.486	0.3748	Mauritania
1940s	0.1788	0.486	0.3072	Mauritania
1950s	0.1959	0.4918	0.2959	Mauritania
1960s	0.1872	0.2996	0.1124	Mauritania
1970s	0.196	0.2505	0.0545	Mauritania
1980s	0.1689	0.055	0.1139	Iran
1990s	0.1457	0.0742	0.0715	Iran
2000s	0.1529	0.1486	0.0043	Iran
2010s	0.1586	0.2218	0.0632	Mauritania
2020s	0.1297	0.1857	0.056	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Iran or Mauritania?: Iran, at 0.116 against 0.114 in Mauritania as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Iran and Mauritania?: 0.002, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Mauritania?: 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
How do Iran and Mauritania rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Iran ranks 155th and Mauritania ranks 156th 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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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: 30 October 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.