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

Malta, at 0.785 against 0.773 in Italy as of 2025.

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

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 Malta: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Italy

0.773

in 2025

Malta

0.785

in 2025

Italy rank

64th

Malta rank

62nd

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Italy
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.785 against 0.773 in Italy, a difference of 0.012.

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

Italy ranks 64th and Malta ranks 62nd of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.603	0.708	0.105	Malta
1910s	0.5933	0.708	0.1147	Malta
1920s	0.2855	0.708	0.4225	Malta
1930s	0.085	0.708	0.623	Malta
1940s	0.3787	0.708	0.3293	Malta
1950s	0.711	0.708	0.003	Italy
1960s	0.7904	0.6936	0.0968	Italy
1970s	0.8285	0.68	0.1485	Italy
1980s	0.836	0.6874	0.1486	Italy
1990s	0.8529	0.717	0.1359	Italy
2000s	0.8603	0.717	0.1433	Italy
2010s	0.8691	0.7164	0.1527	Italy
2020s	0.8313	0.785	0.0463	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Italy or Malta?: Malta, at 0.785 against 0.773 in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Italy and Malta?: 0.012, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malta?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Italy and Malta rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Italy ranks 64th and Malta ranks 62nd 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.