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

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

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

201 years are reported by both, from 1825 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 Uruguay: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Lithuania

0.949

in 2025

Uruguay

0.951

in 2025

Lithuania rank

18th

Uruguay rank

15th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Lithuania
Uruguay

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 12 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Uruguay ahead.

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

Across the 21 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lithuania	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1820s	0.126	0.211	0.085	Uruguay
1830s	0.126	0.1997	0.0737	Uruguay
1840s	0.126	0.1486	0.0226	Uruguay
1850s	0.1745	0.4568	0.2823	Uruguay
1860s	0.5729	0.6028	0.0299	Uruguay
1870s	0.7688	0.5206	0.2482	Lithuania
1880s	0.2723	0.551	0.2787	Uruguay
1890s	0.271	0.7182	0.4472	Uruguay
1900s	0.1655	0.822	0.6565	Uruguay
1910s	0.2865	0.8307	0.5442	Uruguay
1920s	0.7938	0.842	0.0482	Uruguay
1930s	0.7768	0.7682	0.0086	Lithuania
1940s	0.023	0.7768	0.7538	Uruguay
1950s	0.0254	0.838	0.8126	Uruguay
1960s	0.027	0.8149	0.7879	Uruguay
1970s	0.027	0.3499	0.3229	Uruguay
1980s	0.0331	0.4904	0.4573	Uruguay
1990s	0.9324	0.906	0.0264	Lithuania
2000s	0.9622	0.921	0.0412	Lithuania
2010s	0.9695	0.9398	0.0297	Lithuania
2020s	0.954	0.9507	0.0033	Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Lithuania or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 0.951 against 0.949 in Lithuania as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Lithuania and Uruguay?: 0.002, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Uruguay?: 201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
How do Lithuania and Uruguay rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Lithuania ranks 18th and Uruguay 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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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: 18 September 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.