Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Mauritius or Papua New Guinea?

Papua New Guinea, at 0.863 against 0.85 in Mauritius as of 2025.

What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Mauritius and Papua New Guinea?

0.013, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Papua New Guinea?

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.

Mauritius vs Papua New Guinea: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Mauritius

0.85

in 2025

Papua New Guinea

0.863

in 2025

Mauritius rank

42nd

Papua New Guinea rank

39th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Mauritius
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.863 against 0.85 in Mauritius, a difference of 0.013.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Mauritius ahead.

Mauritius ranks 42nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 39th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 10 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritius	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.731	0.314	0.417	Mauritius
1910s	0.731	0.314	0.417	Mauritius
1920s	0.731	0.314	0.417	Mauritius
1930s	0.731	0.314	0.417	Mauritius
1940s	0.7355	0.4642	0.2713	Mauritius
1950s	0.776	0.669	0.107	Mauritius
1960s	0.785	0.669	0.116	Mauritius
1970s	0.821	0.7515	0.0695	Mauritius
1980s	0.821	0.834	0.013	Papua New Guinea
1990s	0.821	0.834	0.013	Papua New Guinea
2000s	0.873	0.834	0.039	Mauritius
2010s	0.8428	0.8064	0.0364	Mauritius
2020s	0.7615	0.8615	0.1	Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Mauritius or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 0.863 against 0.85 in Mauritius as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Mauritius and Papua New Guinea?: 0.013, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Papua New Guinea?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Mauritius and Papua New Guinea rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Mauritius ranks 42nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 39th 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: 30 October 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.