Latvia vs Lithuania: Judicial Checks on Government Index
Latvia
0.942
in 2025
Lithuania
0.949
in 2025
Latvia rank
20th
Lithuania rank
18th
Judicial Checks on Government Index over time
- Latvia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 0.949 against 0.942 in Latvia, a difference of 0.007.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1795 it was Lithuania ahead.
Latvia ranks 20th and Lithuania ranks 18th of 176 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 2 and Lithuania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0.126 | 0.126 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0.126 | 0.126 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0.126 | 0.126 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0.126 | 0.126 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0.126 | 0.126 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0.126 | 0.126 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0.1745 | 0.1745 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0.5729 | 0.5729 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0.7688 | 0.7688 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0.2723 | 0.2723 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0.271 | 0.271 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.1655 | 0.1655 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.1423 | 0.2865 | 0.1442 | Lithuania |
| 1920s | 0.868 | 0.7938 | 0.0742 | Latvia |
| 1930s | 0.7878 | 0.7768 | 0.011 | Latvia |
| 1940s | 0.023 | 0.023 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.0254 | 0.0254 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.027 | 0.027 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.027 | 0.027 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.0331 | 0.0331 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.883 | 0.9324 | 0.0494 | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 0.9195 | 0.9622 | 0.0427 | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 0.9498 | 0.9695 | 0.0197 | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 0.9462 | 0.954 | 0.0078 | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Latvia or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 0.949 against 0.942 in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Latvia and Lithuania?
- 0.007, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Lithuania?
- 231 years are reported by both, from 1795 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Lithuania rank globally for judicial checks on government index?
- Latvia ranks 20th and Lithuania ranks 18th 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.