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

Kenya, at 0.788 against 0.777 in Malaysia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya 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.

Kenya vs Malaysia: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Kenya

0.788

in 2025

Malaysia

0.777

in 2025

Kenya rank

61st

Malaysia rank

63rd

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Kenya
Malaysia

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.788 against 0.777 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malaysia ahead.

Kenya ranks 61st and Malaysia ranks 63rd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.219	0.702	0.483	Malaysia
1910s	0.219	0.702	0.483	Malaysia
1920s	0.202	0.702	0.5	Malaysia
1930s	0.202	0.702	0.5	Malaysia
1940s	0.202	0.6612	0.4592	Malaysia
1950s	0.212	0.6957	0.4837	Malaysia
1960s	0.2672	0.665	0.3978	Malaysia
1970s	0.218	0.665	0.447	Malaysia
1980s	0.199	0.5637	0.3647	Malaysia
1990s	0.3955	0.545	0.1495	Malaysia
2000s	0.4592	0.6057	0.1465	Malaysia
2010s	0.7541	0.6279	0.1262	Kenya
2020s	0.7895	0.769	0.0205	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Kenya or Malaysia?: Kenya, at 0.788 against 0.777 in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Kenya and Malaysia?: 0.011, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malaysia?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Malaysia rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Kenya ranks 61st 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.