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

Laos, at 0.571 against 0.529 in Qatar as of 2025.

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

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 Qatar: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Laos

0.571

in 2025

Qatar

0.529

in 2025

Laos rank

103rd

Qatar rank

105th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Laos
Qatar

How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.571 against 0.529 in Qatar, a difference of 0.042.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.

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

Laos ranks 103rd and Qatar ranks 105th of 176 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Laos	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.586	0.365	0.221	Laos
1910s	0.586	0.356	0.23	Laos
1920s	0.586	0.335	0.251	Laos
1930s	0.586	0.335	0.251	Laos
1940s	0.6028	0.335	0.2678	Laos
1950s	0.4797	0.335	0.1447	Laos
1960s	0.429	0.335	0.094	Laos
1970s	0.5473	0.4358	0.1115	Laos
1980s	0.678	0.447	0.231	Laos
1990s	0.6719	0.486	0.1859	Laos
2000s	0.6662	0.4795	0.1867	Laos
2010s	0.6405	0.4173	0.2232	Laos
2020s	0.5567	0.4027	0.154	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Laos or Qatar?: Laos, at 0.571 against 0.529 in Qatar as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Laos and Qatar?: 0.042, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Qatar?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Laos and Qatar rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Laos ranks 103rd and Qatar ranks 105th 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.