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

Mali, at 0.794 against 0.788 in Kenya as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mali?

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 Mali: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Kenya

0.788

in 2025

Mali

0.794

in 2025

Kenya rank

61st

Mali rank

58th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Kenya
Mali

How they compare

Mali currently reports 0.794 against 0.788 in Kenya, a difference of 0.006.

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

Kenya ranks 61st and Mali ranks 58th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.219	0.342	0.123	Mali
1910s	0.219	0.342	0.123	Mali
1920s	0.202	0.342	0.14	Mali
1930s	0.202	0.342	0.14	Mali
1940s	0.202	0.342	0.14	Mali
1950s	0.212	0.3393	0.1273	Mali
1960s	0.2672	0.6344	0.3672	Mali
1970s	0.218	0.5835	0.3655	Mali
1980s	0.199	0.588	0.389	Mali
1990s	0.3955	0.7219	0.3264	Mali
2000s	0.4592	0.74	0.2808	Mali
2010s	0.7541	0.6652	0.0889	Kenya
2020s	0.7895	0.5788	0.2107	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Kenya or Mali?: Mali, at 0.794 against 0.788 in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Kenya and Mali?: 0.006, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mali?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Mali rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Kenya ranks 61st and Mali ranks 58th 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.