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

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

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

112 years are reported by both, from 1914 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 Tanzania: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Kuwait

0.719

in 2025

Tanzania

0.722

in 2025

Kuwait rank

78th

Tanzania rank

76th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Kuwait
Tanzania

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Kuwait ahead.

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

Across the 12 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 6 and Tanzania in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.703	0.547	0.156	Kuwait
1920s	0.703	0.547	0.156	Kuwait
1930s	0.7056	0.547	0.1586	Kuwait
1940s	0.72	0.547	0.173	Kuwait
1950s	0.72	0.547	0.173	Kuwait
1960s	0.7829	0.7712	0.0117	Kuwait
1970s	0.7579	0.782	0.0241	Tanzania
1980s	0.7362	0.7701	0.0339	Tanzania
1990s	0.7435	0.7635	0.02	Tanzania
2000s	0.748	0.7685	0.0205	Tanzania
2010s	0.7435	0.7756	0.0321	Tanzania
2020s	0.751	0.7907	0.0397	Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Kuwait or Tanzania?: Tanzania, at 0.722 against 0.719 in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Kuwait and Tanzania?: 0.003, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Tanzania?: 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Tanzania rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Kuwait ranks 78th and Tanzania 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.