Russia vs Turkmenistan: Judicial Checks on Government Index
Russia
0.042
in 2025
Turkmenistan
0.049
in 2025
Russia rank
164th
Turkmenistan rank
163rd
Judicial Checks on Government Index over time
- Russia
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 0.049 against 0.042 in Russia, a difference of 0.007.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.2 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 130 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Russia ranks 164th and Turkmenistan ranks 163rd of 176 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.271 | 0.271 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.1655 | 0.1655 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.1423 | 0.1423 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.023 | 0.023 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.023 | 0.023 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.023 | 0.023 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.0254 | 0.0254 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.027 | 0.027 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.027 | 0.027 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.0331 | 0.0331 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.2967 | 0.0302 | 0.2665 | Russia |
| 2000s | 0.1661 | 0.029 | 0.1371 | Russia |
| 2010s | 0.0859 | 0.0435 | 0.0424 | Russia |
| 2020s | 0.0567 | 0.0608 | 0.0042 | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Russia or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 0.049 against 0.042 in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Russia and Turkmenistan?
- 0.007, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Turkmenistan?
- 130 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2025.
- How do Russia and Turkmenistan rank globally for judicial checks on government index?
- Russia ranks 164th and Turkmenistan ranks 163rd 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.