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

Jordan, at 0.766 against 0.764 in Nepal as of 2025.

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

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 Nepal: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Jordan

0.766

in 2025

Nepal

0.764

in 2025

Jordan rank

66th

Nepal rank

67th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Jordan
Nepal

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 0.766 against 0.764 in Nepal, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Jordan ahead.

Jordan ranks 66th and Nepal ranks 67th of 176 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 7 and Nepal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jordan	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1920s	0.552	0.21	0.342	Jordan
1930s	0.552	0.21	0.342	Jordan
1940s	0.552	0.21	0.342	Jordan
1950s	0.5521	0.4083	0.1438	Jordan
1960s	0.535	0.3738	0.1612	Jordan
1970s	0.535	0.3638	0.1712	Jordan
1980s	0.535	0.3482	0.1868	Jordan
1990s	0.498	0.7786	0.2806	Nepal
2000s	0.512	0.7603	0.2483	Nepal
2010s	0.5709	0.8004	0.2295	Nepal
2020s	0.7137	0.7758	0.0622	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Jordan or Nepal?: Jordan, at 0.766 against 0.764 in Nepal as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Jordan and Nepal?: 0.002, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Nepal?: 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
How do Jordan and Nepal rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Jordan ranks 66th and Nepal ranks 67th 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.