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

Thailand, at 0.733 against 0.732 in Malawi as of 2025.

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

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 Thailand: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Malawi

0.732

in 2025

Thailand

0.733

in 2025

Malawi rank

74th

Thailand rank

73rd

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Malawi
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 0.733 against 0.732 in Malawi, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Thailand ahead.

Malawi ranks 74th and Thailand ranks 73rd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.311	0.458	0.147	Thailand
1910s	0.311	0.551	0.24	Thailand
1920s	0.311	0.551	0.24	Thailand
1930s	0.311	0.6061	0.2951	Thailand
1940s	0.311	0.6181	0.3071	Thailand
1950s	0.311	0.597	0.286	Thailand
1960s	0.3561	0.5992	0.2431	Thailand
1970s	0.409	0.6167	0.2077	Thailand
1980s	0.409	0.764	0.355	Thailand
1990s	0.6015	0.7577	0.1562	Thailand
2000s	0.7626	0.7647	0.0021	Thailand
2010s	0.7441	0.6883	0.0558	Malawi
2020s	0.7823	0.6857	0.0967	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Malawi or Thailand?: Thailand, at 0.733 against 0.732 in Malawi as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Malawi and Thailand?: 0.001, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Thailand?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Thailand rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Malawi ranks 74th and Thailand ranks 73rd 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.