Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Pakistan or Qatar?

Qatar, at 0.529 against 0.499 in Pakistan as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Qatar?

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.

Pakistan vs Qatar: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Pakistan

0.499

in 2025

Qatar

0.529

in 2025

Pakistan rank

108th

Qatar rank

105th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Pakistan
Qatar

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 0.529 against 0.499 in Pakistan, a difference of 0.03.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Pakistan ahead.

Pakistan ranks 108th and Qatar ranks 105th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 9 and Qatar in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Pakistan	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.64	0.365	0.275	Pakistan
1910s	0.655	0.356	0.299	Pakistan
1920s	0.655	0.335	0.32	Pakistan
1930s	0.722	0.335	0.387	Pakistan
1940s	0.7336	0.335	0.3986	Pakistan
1950s	0.517	0.335	0.182	Pakistan
1960s	0.3824	0.335	0.0474	Pakistan
1970s	0.4134	0.4358	0.0224	Qatar
1980s	0.403	0.447	0.044	Qatar
1990s	0.45	0.486	0.036	Qatar
2000s	0.4423	0.4795	0.0372	Qatar
2010s	0.6916	0.4173	0.2743	Pakistan
2020s	0.6282	0.4027	0.2255	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Pakistan or Qatar?: Qatar, at 0.529 against 0.499 in Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Pakistan and Qatar?: 0.03, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Qatar?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Pakistan and Qatar rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Pakistan ranks 108th and Qatar ranks 105th 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.