Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Poland or Senegal?

Poland, at 0.714 against 0.694 in Senegal as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Senegal?

103 years are reported by both, from 1918 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.

Poland vs Senegal: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Poland

0.714

in 2025

Senegal

0.694

in 2025

Poland rank

81st

Senegal rank

83rd

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Poland
Senegal

How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.714 against 0.694 in Senegal, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Poland ahead.

Poland ranks 81st and Senegal ranks 83rd of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 8 and Senegal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Poland	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.903	0.349	0.554	Poland
1920s	0.832	0.349	0.483	Poland
1930s	0.7052	0.349	0.3562	Poland
1940s	0.4977	0.349	0.1487	Poland
1950s	0.5075	0.349	0.1585	Poland
1960s	0.542	0.5842	0.0422	Senegal
1970s	0.5466	0.6	0.0534	Senegal
1980s	0.6116	0.6306	0.019	Senegal
1990s	0.96	0.634	0.326	Poland
2000s	0.959	0.6556	0.3034	Poland
2010s	0.825	0.6887	0.1363	Poland
2020s	0.6135	0.6915	0.078	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Poland or Senegal?: Poland, at 0.714 against 0.694 in Senegal as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Poland and Senegal?: 0.02, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Senegal?: 103 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Poland and Senegal rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Poland ranks 81st and Senegal ranks 83rd 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.