Iran vs Yemen: Judicial Checks on Government Index
Iran
0.116
in 2025
Yemen
0.141
in 2025
Iran rank
155th
Yemen rank
152nd
Judicial Checks on Government Index over time
- Iran
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.141 against 0.116 in Iran, a difference of 0.025.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Yemen ahead.
Iran ranks 155th and Yemen ranks 152nd of 176 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0638 | 0.2845 | 0.2207 | Yemen |
| 1910s | 0.083 | 0.3749 | 0.2919 | Yemen |
| 1990s | 0.1457 | 0.3107 | 0.165 | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.1529 | 0.3 | 0.1471 | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.1586 | 0.2064 | 0.0478 | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.1297 | 0.148 | 0.0183 | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Iran or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.141 against 0.116 in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Iran and Yemen?
- 0.025, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Yemen?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Yemen rank globally for judicial checks on government index?
- Iran ranks 155th and Yemen ranks 152nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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
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.