Malawi vs Maldives: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Malawi
0.732
in 2025
Maldives
0.722
in 2025
Malawi rank
74th
Maldives rank
76th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

  • Malawi
  • Maldives
00.20.40.60.8190019622025

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.732 against 0.722 in Maldives, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 74th and Maldives ranks 76th of 176 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Maldives Difference Ahead
1900s 0.311 0.053 0.258 Malawi
1910s 0.311 0.053 0.258 Malawi
1920s 0.311 0.053 0.258 Malawi
1930s 0.311 0.0762 0.2348 Malawi
1940s 0.311 0.082 0.229 Malawi
1950s 0.311 0.082 0.229 Malawi
1960s 0.3561 0.0832 0.2729 Malawi
1970s 0.409 0.0795 0.3295 Malawi
1980s 0.409 0.043 0.366 Malawi
1990s 0.6015 0.043 0.5585 Malawi
2000s 0.7626 0.1248 0.6378 Malawi
2010s 0.7441 0.3527 0.3914 Malawi
2020s 0.7823 0.7722 0.0102 Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Malawi or Maldives?
Malawi, at 0.732 against 0.722 in Maldives as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Malawi and Maldives?
0.01, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Maldives?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Maldives rank globally for judicial checks on government index?
Malawi ranks 74th and Maldives ranks 76th 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

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.