Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Kuwait or Maldives?

Maldives, at 0.722 against 0.719 in Kuwait as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Maldives?

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.

Kuwait vs Maldives: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Kuwait

0.719

in 2025

Maldives

0.722

in 2025

Kuwait rank

78th

Maldives rank

76th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Kuwait
Maldives

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.722 against 0.719 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 78th and Maldives ranks 76th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 12 and Maldives in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.703	0.053	0.65	Kuwait
1910s	0.703	0.053	0.65	Kuwait
1920s	0.703	0.053	0.65	Kuwait
1930s	0.7056	0.0762	0.6294	Kuwait
1940s	0.72	0.082	0.638	Kuwait
1950s	0.72	0.082	0.638	Kuwait
1960s	0.7829	0.0832	0.6997	Kuwait
1970s	0.7579	0.0795	0.6784	Kuwait
1980s	0.7362	0.043	0.6932	Kuwait
1990s	0.7435	0.043	0.7005	Kuwait
2000s	0.748	0.1248	0.6232	Kuwait
2010s	0.7435	0.3527	0.3908	Kuwait
2020s	0.751	0.7722	0.0212	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Kuwait or Maldives?: Maldives, at 0.722 against 0.719 in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Kuwait and Maldives?: 0.003, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Maldives?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Maldives rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Kuwait ranks 78th and Maldives ranks 76th 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.