Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Latvia or Spain?

Latvia, at 0.942 against 0.937 in Spain as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Spain?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 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.

Latvia vs Spain: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Latvia

0.942

in 2025

Spain

0.937

in 2025

Latvia rank

20th

Spain rank

23rd

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Latvia
Spain

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 0.942 against 0.937 in Spain, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Spain ahead.

Latvia ranks 20th and Spain ranks 23rd of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 21.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.126	0.597	0.471	Spain
1790s	0.126	0.597	0.471	Spain
1800s	0.126	0.597	0.471	Spain
1810s	0.126	0.5932	0.4672	Spain
1820s	0.126	0.6068	0.4808	Spain
1830s	0.126	0.616	0.49	Spain
1840s	0.126	0.628	0.502	Spain
1850s	0.1745	0.628	0.4535	Spain
1860s	0.5729	0.6325	0.0596	Spain
1870s	0.7688	0.673	0.0958	Latvia
1880s	0.2723	0.673	0.4007	Spain
1890s	0.271	0.673	0.402	Spain
1900s	0.1655	0.673	0.5075	Spain
1910s	0.1423	0.673	0.5307	Spain
1920s	0.868	0.6215	0.2465	Latvia
1930s	0.7878	0.5978	0.19	Latvia
1940s	0.023	0.333	0.31	Spain
1950s	0.0254	0.333	0.3076	Spain
1960s	0.027	0.333	0.306	Spain
1970s	0.027	0.4633	0.4363	Spain
1980s	0.0331	0.968	0.9349	Spain
1990s	0.883	0.968	0.085	Spain
2000s	0.9195	0.968	0.0485	Spain
2010s	0.9498	0.9454	0.0044	Latvia
2020s	0.9462	0.9512	0.005	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Latvia or Spain?: Latvia, at 0.942 against 0.937 in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Latvia and Spain?: 0.005, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Spain?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Latvia and Spain rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Latvia ranks 20th and Spain ranks 23rd 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.