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

Malaysia, at 0.777 against 0.773 in Italy as of 2025.

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

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 Malaysia: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Italy

0.773

in 2025

Malaysia

0.777

in 2025

Italy rank

64th

Malaysia rank

63rd

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Italy
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.777 against 0.773 in Italy, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malaysia ahead.

Italy ranks 64th and Malaysia ranks 63rd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 8 and Malaysia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.603	0.702	0.099	Malaysia
1910s	0.5933	0.702	0.1087	Malaysia
1920s	0.2855	0.702	0.4165	Malaysia
1930s	0.085	0.702	0.617	Malaysia
1940s	0.3787	0.6612	0.2825	Malaysia
1950s	0.711	0.6957	0.0153	Italy
1960s	0.7904	0.665	0.1254	Italy
1970s	0.8285	0.665	0.1635	Italy
1980s	0.836	0.5637	0.2723	Italy
1990s	0.8529	0.545	0.3079	Italy
2000s	0.8603	0.6057	0.2546	Italy
2010s	0.8691	0.6279	0.2412	Italy
2020s	0.8313	0.769	0.0623	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Italy or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 0.777 against 0.773 in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Italy and Malaysia?: 0.004, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malaysia?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Italy and Malaysia rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Italy ranks 64th and Malaysia ranks 63rd 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.