Poland vs Zambia: Judicial Checks on Government Index
Poland
0.714
in 2025
Zambia
0.71
in 2025
Poland rank
81st
Zambia rank
82nd
Judicial Checks on Government Index over time
- Poland
- Zambia
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.714 against 0.71 in Zambia, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Poland ahead.
Poland ranks 81st and Zambia ranks 82nd of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 7 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.903 | 0.582 | 0.321 | Poland |
| 1920s | 0.832 | 0.5998 | 0.2322 | Poland |
| 1930s | 0.7052 | 0.604 | 0.1012 | Poland |
| 1940s | 0.4977 | 0.604 | 0.1063 | Zambia |
| 1950s | 0.5075 | 0.5571 | 0.0496 | Zambia |
| 1960s | 0.542 | 0.5659 | 0.0239 | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.5466 | 0.5862 | 0.0396 | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.6116 | 0.583 | 0.0286 | Poland |
| 1990s | 0.96 | 0.7144 | 0.2456 | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.959 | 0.7922 | 0.1668 | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.825 | 0.7308 | 0.0942 | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.6135 | 0.7335 | 0.12 | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Poland or Zambia?
- Poland, at 0.714 against 0.71 in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Poland and Zambia?
- 0.004, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Zambia?
- 103 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Poland and Zambia rank globally for judicial checks on government index?
- Poland ranks 81st and Zambia ranks 82nd 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
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.