Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Laos or Mozambique?

Mozambique, at 0.577 against 0.571 in Laos as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Mozambique?

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.

Laos vs Mozambique: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Laos

0.571

in 2025

Mozambique

0.577

in 2025

Laos rank

103rd

Mozambique rank

102nd

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Laos
Mozambique

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 0.577 against 0.571 in Laos, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 103rd and Mozambique ranks 102nd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 10 and Mozambique in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Laos	Mozambique	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.586	0.188	0.398	Laos
1910s	0.586	0.188	0.398	Laos
1920s	0.586	0.188	0.398	Laos
1930s	0.586	0.188	0.398	Laos
1940s	0.6028	0.188	0.4148	Laos
1950s	0.4797	0.188	0.2917	Laos
1960s	0.429	0.188	0.241	Laos
1970s	0.5473	0.202	0.3453	Laos
1980s	0.678	0.201	0.477	Laos
1990s	0.6719	0.5948	0.0771	Laos
2000s	0.6662	0.6858	0.0196	Mozambique
2010s	0.6405	0.6605	0.02	Mozambique
2020s	0.5567	0.6008	0.0442	Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Laos or Mozambique?: Mozambique, at 0.577 against 0.571 in Laos as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Laos and Mozambique?: 0.006, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Mozambique?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Laos and Mozambique rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Laos ranks 103rd and Mozambique ranks 102nd 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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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: 30 October 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.