Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Ireland or Sweden?

Sweden, at 0.966 against 0.957 in Ireland as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sweden?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 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.

Ireland vs Sweden: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Ireland

0.957

in 2025

Sweden

0.966

in 2025

Ireland rank

10th

Sweden rank

7th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Ireland
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.966 against 0.957 in Ireland, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 7th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 8 and Sweden in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.863	0.8	0.063	Ireland
1790s	0.863	0.8	0.063	Ireland
1800s	0.863	0.8044	0.0586	Ireland
1810s	0.863	0.844	0.019	Ireland
1820s	0.863	0.844	0.019	Ireland
1830s	0.8819	0.844	0.0379	Ireland
1840s	0.89	0.9035	0.0135	Sweden
1850s	0.89	0.963	0.073	Sweden
1860s	0.89	0.971	0.081	Sweden
1870s	0.89	0.971	0.081	Sweden
1880s	0.89	0.971	0.081	Sweden
1890s	0.89	0.971	0.081	Sweden
1900s	0.89	0.971	0.081	Sweden
1910s	0.8936	0.971	0.0774	Sweden
1920s	0.9411	0.971	0.0299	Sweden
1930s	0.956	0.971	0.015	Sweden
1940s	0.9545	0.971	0.0165	Sweden
1950s	0.9717	0.971	0.0007	Ireland
1960s	0.973	0.971	0.002	Ireland
1970s	0.973	0.973	0	—
1980s	0.956	0.973	0.017	Sweden
1990s	0.9513	0.973	0.0217	Sweden
2000s	0.952	0.973	0.021	Sweden
2010s	0.9535	0.974	0.0205	Sweden
2020s	0.957	0.972	0.015	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Ireland or Sweden?: Sweden, at 0.966 against 0.957 in Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Ireland and Sweden?: 0.009, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sweden?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Ireland and Sweden rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Ireland ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 7th 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.