Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Iran or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 0.141 against 0.116 in Iran as of 2025.

What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Iran and United Arab Emirates?

0.025, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and United Arab Emirates?

55 years are reported by both, from 1971 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 United Arab Emirates: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Iran

0.116

in 2025

United Arab Emirates

0.141

in 2025

Iran rank

155th

United Arab Emirates rank

152nd

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Iran
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.141 against 0.116 in Iran, a difference of 0.025.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 155th and United Arab Emirates ranks 152nd of 176 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.1966	0.125	0.0716	Iran
1980s	0.1689	0.115	0.0539	Iran
1990s	0.1457	0.1534	0.0077	United Arab Emirates
2000s	0.1529	0.1884	0.0355	United Arab Emirates
2010s	0.1586	0.2066	0.048	United Arab Emirates
2020s	0.1297	0.174	0.0443	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Iran or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 0.141 against 0.116 in Iran as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Iran and United Arab Emirates?: 0.025, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and United Arab Emirates?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do Iran and United Arab Emirates rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Iran ranks 155th and United Arab Emirates ranks 152nd 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.