Rwanda vs Vietnam: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Rwanda
0.167
in 2025
Vietnam
0.152
in 2025
Rwanda rank
143rd
Vietnam rank
146th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

  • Rwanda
  • Vietnam
00.20.40.60.8191619702025

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.167 against 0.152 in Vietnam, a difference of 0.015.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Vietnam's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 143rd and Vietnam ranks 146th of 176 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Vietnam Difference Ahead
1970s 0.664 0.074 0.59 Rwanda
1980s 0.664 0.0804 0.5836 Rwanda
1990s 0.4584 0.09 0.3684 Rwanda
2000s 0.237 0.1505 0.0865 Rwanda
2010s 0.2326 0.2011 0.0315 Rwanda
2020s 0.1837 0.1518 0.0318 Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Rwanda or Vietnam?
Rwanda, at 0.167 against 0.152 in Vietnam as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Rwanda and Vietnam?
0.015, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Vietnam?
50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
How do Rwanda and Vietnam rank globally for judicial checks on government index?
Rwanda ranks 143rd and Vietnam ranks 146th 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

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.