Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Liberia or Paraguay?

Paraguay, at 0.636 against 0.613 in Liberia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Paraguay?

187 years are reported by both, from 1839 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.

Liberia vs Paraguay: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Liberia

0.613

in 2025

Paraguay

0.636

in 2025

Liberia rank

97th

Paraguay rank

95th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Liberia
Paraguay

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 0.636 against 0.613 in Liberia, a difference of 0.023.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 187 shared years of data; in 1839 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 97th and Paraguay ranks 95th of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 16 and Paraguay in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liberia	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1830s	0.169	0.075	0.094	Liberia
1840s	0.2204	0.075	0.1454	Liberia
1850s	0.426	0.075	0.351	Liberia
1860s	0.426	0.075	0.351	Liberia
1870s	0.4498	0.1019	0.3479	Liberia
1880s	0.46	0.103	0.357	Liberia
1890s	0.46	0.103	0.357	Liberia
1900s	0.46	0.1195	0.3405	Liberia
1910s	0.46	0.136	0.324	Liberia
1920s	0.46	0.136	0.324	Liberia
1930s	0.46	0.136	0.324	Liberia
1940s	0.3484	0.1016	0.2468	Liberia
1950s	0.2623	0.1122	0.1501	Liberia
1960s	0.261	0.1146	0.1464	Liberia
1970s	0.2727	0.138	0.1347	Liberia
1980s	0.2068	0.1567	0.0501	Liberia
1990s	0.3639	0.5322	0.1683	Paraguay
2000s	0.4765	0.6403	0.1638	Paraguay
2010s	0.5895	0.6515	0.062	Paraguay
2020s	0.5807	0.6983	0.1177	Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Liberia or Paraguay?: Paraguay, at 0.636 against 0.613 in Liberia as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Liberia and Paraguay?: 0.023, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Paraguay?: 187 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2025.
How do Liberia and Paraguay rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Liberia ranks 97th and Paraguay ranks 95th 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.