Kenya vs Taiwan: Judicial Checks on Government Index
Kenya
0.788
in 2025
Taiwan
0.794
in 2025
Kenya rank
61st
Taiwan rank
58th
Judicial Checks on Government Index over time
- Kenya
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 0.794 against 0.788 in Kenya, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Taiwan ahead.
Kenya ranks 61st and Taiwan ranks 58th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Taiwan in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.219 | 0.239 | 0.02 | Taiwan |
| 1910s | 0.219 | 0.239 | 0.02 | Taiwan |
| 1920s | 0.202 | 0.239 | 0.037 | Taiwan |
| 1930s | 0.202 | 0.2366 | 0.0346 | Taiwan |
| 1940s | 0.202 | 0.1571 | 0.0449 | Kenya |
| 1950s | 0.212 | 0.081 | 0.131 | Kenya |
| 1960s | 0.2672 | 0.093 | 0.1742 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.218 | 0.1164 | 0.1016 | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.199 | 0.2077 | 0.0087 | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 0.3955 | 0.5534 | 0.1579 | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 0.4592 | 0.8373 | 0.3781 | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 0.7541 | 0.8184 | 0.0643 | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 0.7895 | 0.851 | 0.0615 | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Kenya or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 0.794 against 0.788 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Kenya and Taiwan?
- 0.006, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Taiwan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Taiwan rank globally for judicial checks on government index?
- Kenya ranks 61st and Taiwan 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
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.