Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Moldova or United States?

United States, at 0.844 against 0.841 in Moldova as of 2025.

What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Moldova and United States?

0.003, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and United States?

217 years are reported by both, from 1789 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.

Moldova vs United States: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Moldova

0.841

in 2025

United States

0.844

in 2025

Moldova rank

46th

United States rank

45th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Moldova
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.844 against 0.841 in Moldova, a difference of 0.003.

Across all 217 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Moldova ranks 46th and United States ranks 45th of 176 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Moldova	United States	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.126	0.899	0.773	United States
1790s	0.126	0.8882	0.7622	United States
1800s	0.126	0.898	0.772	United States
1810s	0.126	0.898	0.772	United States
1820s	0.126	0.898	0.772	United States
1830s	0.126	0.898	0.772	United States
1840s	0.126	0.898	0.772	United States
1850s	0.1745	0.898	0.7235	United States
1860s	0.5729	0.8906	0.3177	United States
1870s	0.7688	0.942	0.1732	United States
1880s	0.2723	0.942	0.6697	United States
1890s	0.271	0.942	0.671	United States
1900s	0.1655	0.942	0.7765	United States
1910s	0.1423	0.9411	0.7988	United States
1940s	0.023	0.9264	0.9034	United States
1950s	0.0254	0.9145	0.8891	United States
1960s	0.027	0.8962	0.8692	United States
1970s	0.027	0.9414	0.9144	United States
1980s	0.0331	0.944	0.9109	United States
1990s	0.8004	0.944	0.1436	United States
2000s	0.7451	0.9493	0.2042	United States
2010s	0.7746	0.953	0.1784	United States
2020s	0.8292	0.9107	0.0815	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Moldova or United States?: United States, at 0.844 against 0.841 in Moldova as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Moldova and United States?: 0.003, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and United States?: 217 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Moldova and United States rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Moldova ranks 46th and United States ranks 45th 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.