Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Namibia or Solomon Islands?

Solomon Islands, at 0.82 against 0.811 in Namibia as of 2025.

What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Namibia and Solomon Islands?

0.009, with Solomon Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Solomon Islands?

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.

Namibia vs Solomon Islands: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Namibia

0.811

in 2025

Solomon Islands

0.82

in 2025

Namibia rank

54th

Solomon Islands rank

52nd

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Namibia
Solomon Islands

How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 0.82 against 0.811 in Namibia, a difference of 0.009.

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

Namibia ranks 54th and Solomon Islands ranks 52nd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 4 and Solomon Islands in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Solomon Islands	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.315	0.444	0.129	Solomon Islands
1910s	0.315	0.444	0.129	Solomon Islands
1920s	0.322	0.444	0.122	Solomon Islands
1930s	0.322	0.444	0.122	Solomon Islands
1940s	0.322	0.444	0.122	Solomon Islands
1950s	0.322	0.494	0.172	Solomon Islands
1960s	0.322	0.494	0.172	Solomon Islands
1970s	0.322	0.6411	0.3191	Solomon Islands
1980s	0.3962	0.783	0.3868	Solomon Islands
1990s	0.896	0.783	0.113	Namibia
2000s	0.8953	0.799	0.0963	Namibia
2010s	0.888	0.7839	0.1041	Namibia
2020s	0.8168	0.8167	0.0002	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Namibia or Solomon Islands?: Solomon Islands, at 0.82 against 0.811 in Namibia as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Namibia and Solomon Islands?: 0.009, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Solomon Islands?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Namibia and Solomon Islands rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Namibia ranks 54th and Solomon Islands ranks 52nd 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.