Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Malawi or Romania?

Romania, at 0.745 against 0.732 in Malawi as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Romania?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

Malawi vs Romania: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Malawi

0.732

in 2025

Romania

0.745

in 2025

Malawi rank

74th

Romania rank

72nd

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Malawi
Romania

How they compare

Romania currently reports 0.745 against 0.732 in Malawi, a difference of 0.013.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Romania ahead.

Malawi ranks 74th and Romania ranks 72nd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 8 and Romania in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.311	0.48	0.169	Romania
1910s	0.311	0.48	0.169	Romania
1920s	0.311	0.4954	0.1844	Romania
1930s	0.311	0.4729	0.1619	Romania
1940s	0.311	0.2459	0.0651	Malawi
1950s	0.311	0.108	0.203	Malawi
1960s	0.3561	0.108	0.2481	Malawi
1970s	0.409	0.108	0.301	Malawi
1980s	0.409	0.108	0.301	Malawi
1990s	0.6015	0.4689	0.1326	Malawi
2000s	0.7626	0.6458	0.1168	Malawi
2010s	0.7441	0.7837	0.0396	Romania
2020s	0.7823	0.7605	0.0218	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Malawi or Romania?: Romania, at 0.745 against 0.732 in Malawi as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Malawi and Romania?: 0.013, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Romania?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Romania rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Malawi ranks 74th and Romania ranks 72nd 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.