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

231 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 United Kingdom: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Lithuania

0.949

in 2025

United Kingdom

0.941

in 2025

Lithuania rank

18th

United Kingdom rank

21st

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Lithuania
United Kingdom

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 0.949 against 0.941 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1795 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Lithuania ranks 18th and United Kingdom ranks 21st of 176 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 20.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lithuania	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1790s	0.126	0.863	0.737	United Kingdom
1800s	0.126	0.863	0.737	United Kingdom
1810s	0.126	0.863	0.737	United Kingdom
1820s	0.126	0.863	0.737	United Kingdom
1830s	0.126	0.8819	0.7559	United Kingdom
1840s	0.126	0.89	0.764	United Kingdom
1850s	0.1745	0.89	0.7155	United Kingdom
1860s	0.5729	0.89	0.3171	United Kingdom
1870s	0.7688	0.89	0.1212	United Kingdom
1880s	0.2723	0.89	0.6177	United Kingdom
1890s	0.271	0.89	0.619	United Kingdom
1900s	0.1655	0.89	0.7245	United Kingdom
1910s	0.2865	0.89	0.6035	United Kingdom
1920s	0.7938	0.89	0.0962	United Kingdom
1930s	0.7768	0.89	0.1132	United Kingdom
1940s	0.023	0.8832	0.8602	United Kingdom
1950s	0.0254	0.909	0.8836	United Kingdom
1960s	0.027	0.909	0.882	United Kingdom
1970s	0.027	0.909	0.882	United Kingdom
1980s	0.0331	0.909	0.8759	United Kingdom
1990s	0.9324	0.909	0.0234	Lithuania
2000s	0.9622	0.909	0.0532	Lithuania
2010s	0.9695	0.9179	0.0516	Lithuania
2020s	0.954	0.9277	0.0263	Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Lithuania or United Kingdom?: Lithuania, at 0.949 against 0.941 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Lithuania and United Kingdom?: 0.008, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and United Kingdom?: 231 years are reported by both, from 1795 to 2025.
How do Lithuania and United Kingdom rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Lithuania ranks 18th and United Kingdom ranks 21st 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.