Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Lesotho or Solomon Islands?

Lesotho, at 0.82 against 0.82 in Solomon Islands as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Solomon Islands?

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.

Lesotho vs Solomon Islands: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Lesotho

0.82

in 2025

Solomon Islands

0.82

in 2025

Lesotho rank

52nd

Solomon Islands rank

52nd

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Lesotho
Solomon Islands

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.82 against 0.82 in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 52nd and Solomon Islands ranks 52nd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 8 and Solomon Islands in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Solomon Islands	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.733	0.444	0.289	Lesotho
1910s	0.733	0.444	0.289	Lesotho
1920s	0.733	0.444	0.289	Lesotho
1930s	0.733	0.444	0.289	Lesotho
1940s	0.733	0.444	0.289	Lesotho
1950s	0.733	0.494	0.239	Lesotho
1960s	0.7371	0.494	0.2431	Lesotho
1970s	0.694	0.6411	0.0529	Lesotho
1980s	0.6838	0.783	0.0992	Solomon Islands
1990s	0.7256	0.783	0.0574	Solomon Islands
2000s	0.7406	0.799	0.0584	Solomon Islands
2010s	0.7547	0.7839	0.0292	Solomon Islands
2020s	0.7945	0.8167	0.0222	Solomon Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Lesotho or Solomon Islands?: Lesotho, at 0.82 against 0.82 in Solomon Islands as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Lesotho and Solomon Islands?: 0, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Solomon Islands?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Solomon Islands rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Lesotho ranks 52nd and Solomon Islands ranks 52nd 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.