Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Lithuania or Netherlands?

Netherlands, at 0.951 against 0.949 in Lithuania as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Netherlands?

229 years are reported by both, from 1795 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.

Lithuania vs Netherlands: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Lithuania

0.949

in 2025

Netherlands

0.951

in 2025

Lithuania rank

18th

Netherlands rank

15th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Lithuania
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.951 against 0.949 in Lithuania, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 229 shared years of data; in 1795 it was Netherlands ahead.

Lithuania ranks 18th and Netherlands ranks 15th of 176 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 22.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lithuania	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1790s	0.126	0.3107	0.1847	Netherlands
1800s	0.126	0.298	0.172	Netherlands
1810s	0.126	0.3019	0.1759	Netherlands
1820s	0.126	0.301	0.175	Netherlands
1830s	0.126	0.3142	0.1882	Netherlands
1840s	0.126	0.517	0.391	Netherlands
1850s	0.1745	0.913	0.7385	Netherlands
1860s	0.5729	0.913	0.3401	Netherlands
1870s	0.7688	0.913	0.1442	Netherlands
1880s	0.2723	0.913	0.6407	Netherlands
1890s	0.271	0.913	0.642	Netherlands
1900s	0.1655	0.913	0.7475	Netherlands
1910s	0.2865	0.913	0.6265	Netherlands
1920s	0.7938	0.913	0.1192	Netherlands
1930s	0.7768	0.913	0.1362	Netherlands
1940s	0.023	0.9074	0.8844	Netherlands
1950s	0.0254	0.949	0.9236	Netherlands
1960s	0.027	0.949	0.922	Netherlands
1970s	0.027	0.949	0.922	Netherlands
1980s	0.0331	0.949	0.9159	Netherlands
1990s	0.9324	0.949	0.0166	Netherlands
2000s	0.9622	0.949	0.0132	Lithuania
2010s	0.9695	0.9523	0.0172	Lithuania
2020s	0.954	0.9572	0.0032	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Lithuania or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 0.951 against 0.949 in Lithuania as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Lithuania and Netherlands?: 0.002, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Netherlands?: 229 years are reported by both, from 1795 to 2025.
How do Lithuania and Netherlands rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Lithuania ranks 18th and Netherlands ranks 15th 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.