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

Malaysia, at 0.777 against 0.766 in Jordan as of 2025.

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

104 years are reported by both, from 1922 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.

Jordan vs Malaysia: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Jordan

0.766

in 2025

Malaysia

0.777

in 2025

Jordan rank

66th

Malaysia rank

63rd

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Jordan
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.777 against 0.766 in Jordan, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Malaysia ahead.

Jordan ranks 66th and Malaysia ranks 63rd of 176 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jordan	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1920s	0.552	0.702	0.15	Malaysia
1930s	0.552	0.702	0.15	Malaysia
1940s	0.552	0.6612	0.1092	Malaysia
1950s	0.5521	0.6957	0.1436	Malaysia
1960s	0.535	0.665	0.13	Malaysia
1970s	0.535	0.665	0.13	Malaysia
1980s	0.535	0.5637	0.0287	Malaysia
1990s	0.498	0.545	0.047	Malaysia
2000s	0.512	0.6057	0.0937	Malaysia
2010s	0.5709	0.6279	0.057	Malaysia
2020s	0.7137	0.769	0.0553	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Jordan or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 0.777 against 0.766 in Jordan as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Jordan and Malaysia?: 0.011, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Malaysia?: 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
How do Jordan and Malaysia rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Jordan ranks 66th 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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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.