Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Italy or Kenya?

Kenya, at 0.788 against 0.773 in Italy as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Kenya?

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.

Italy vs Kenya: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Italy

0.773

in 2025

Kenya

0.788

in 2025

Italy rank

64th

Kenya rank

61st

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Italy
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.788 against 0.773 in Italy, a difference of 0.015.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 64th and Kenya ranks 61st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 12 and Kenya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.603	0.219	0.384	Italy
1910s	0.5933	0.219	0.3743	Italy
1920s	0.2855	0.202	0.0835	Italy
1930s	0.085	0.202	0.117	Kenya
1940s	0.3787	0.202	0.1767	Italy
1950s	0.711	0.212	0.499	Italy
1960s	0.7904	0.2672	0.5232	Italy
1970s	0.8285	0.218	0.6105	Italy
1980s	0.836	0.199	0.637	Italy
1990s	0.8529	0.3955	0.4574	Italy
2000s	0.8603	0.4592	0.4011	Italy
2010s	0.8691	0.7541	0.115	Italy
2020s	0.8313	0.7895	0.0418	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Italy or Kenya?: Kenya, at 0.788 against 0.773 in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Italy and Kenya?: 0.015, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Kenya?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Italy and Kenya rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Italy ranks 64th and Kenya ranks 61st 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.